Forget ten; apparently one well-known chip
manufacturer quoted three years at
us the other week for their latest generation of devices. I believe that's
three years whether the thing's on or not too - natural decay of the IC, not
something brought about by it being powered.
What "well-known chip manufacturer"? I find it hard to believe three
years as a target...they would be forcing themselves out of many, many
markets, effectively shooting themselves in the foot.
--
Will