>>>C. M. Tyler said:
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> From: davidlatchaw@juno.com
> To: k5gq@juno.com
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 00:29:43 -0600
> Subject: Re: TT auto-atu 253 memory chip
> Message-ID: <19990113.003836.14510.11.davidlatchaw@juno.com>
> References: <19990112.175456.-875901.21.k5gq@juno.com>
>
> Mark,
>
> Those FLASH rams from that time period were only good for about 100,000
> write cycles. I don't know what makes them wear out.
Trapped charge in the "gate" oxide.
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