On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 3:54 PM, Matt Bennett <mattpiclist@hazmat.com>wrote=
:

>  Remember that the 1000 is a minimum over the part's temperature range-
> the
> Flash cell endurance goes down significantly as temperature increases, so
> the minimum number of erase/write cycles given (1K) is is worst case when
> the part is hot. Getting the Silicon to do 1000 cycles when hot leads to
> the part lasting through *A LOT* more cycles out of the flash cell at roo=
m
> temperature.
>
> Rule of thumb here: don't do your programming cycles with the part in an
> oven.
>

Ah. That explains it.
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