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To: Jeff Fox who wrote (25132)10/9/1998 6:55:00 PM
From: BelowTheCrowd  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 70976
 
Jeff,

My understanding is that it is a process flaw, and tends to reveal itself (primarily) at temperature extremes, which vary with the ambient air temp, heat sink, chassis design, etc. Additional burn in testing helps, but doesn't catch it completely.

mg