>Can't read the article but it does make you wonder.
How would they know this unless they were already making them barely good enough to last beyond the warranty period in northern climates?
Sorry to be a stick in the ass, but RTFA. The Arrhenius equation is mentioned and is quite interesting.
Didn't intend to hurt anybody's feelings but it did stimulate discussions when there were absolutely none.
The work of Arrhenius I do remember from 1970 myself, and it has been a consideration over these decades, not only with the electronics but the chemicals professionally since then.
But I haven't stepped into a fab lab since the early 1970's, I know they've come a long way though.
I was wondering if much theory was involved or actual lifetimes have begun to be exceeded.
I do remember cars from before, during, and after the arrival of silicon semiconductors, and then chips myself. It did not appear to be a very ideal progression, nor as logical as it could have been. That just makes it more difficult to arrive at very accurate predictions.
Did I mention that the web page is not open to the general public?
Not that I actually expected anybody to read the article to me ;)
Having lots of comments are more informative regardless, and naturally sometimes more helpful than others.
Sorry to be a stick in the ass, but RTFA. The Arrhenius equation is mentioned and is quite interesting.