> > If maxim have a failure rate of 30% of chips that are fully
> > manufactured
> > then i'd say they need to get a better foundry.
> 
> If I am not mistaken a chip is normally tested *before* it is put in a
> housing, so 30% failure of *housed* chips would be rediculous.

Perhaps the 30% figure is related to handling?  I.e., clumsy crooks
dragging chips out the back of a truck can reasonably be expected
to trash ~30% of them?

I'd believe that, if they weren't yet packaged in such a manner as to
be shipped to distributors.  Maybe.

Or maybe it's a case of CYA.

Mike H.

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