But is not that change the same as going from COLD to
HOT when you apply
power to the chip under normal operation of the computer?
For the big stuff, sure. Not for the small stuff (glue, I/O, memory, and
other stuff that does not suck much power).
Here is a test. Boil some water in a big pot, as if you were to make
pasta. Turn the gas off, let it cool just a few seconds, then dump all your
favorite chips in. I am sure one will not comeout alive (or maybe crippled).
William Donzelli
aw288(a)osfn.org