On Jan 29, 2009, at 2:52 PM, Roy J. Tellason wrote:
1) Some EPROMS
are "more programmed" than others.
Early devices with a fixed proramming time per cell normally are
saturated,
and well programmed. Later "intelligent" algorithms would watch
the device,
note how much charge was needed to make a 1->0 transition occur in
the
cell, add a margin and "your done". Much faster - but depending on
the
equipment, sometimes "less programmed".
I wonder if this has any effect on the longevity of what's stored
on them?
It seems logical that it would.
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL