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Burn-In to Precipitate Infant Mortality Failures

Burn-in runs units at elevated temperature and voltage to consume the infant-mortality region before delivery, trading a known fraction of useful life for the removal of defective units. Its economics depend entirely on the defect rate, which is why a mature process makes burn-in a cost with no benefit.

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Burn-in runs units at elevated temperature and voltage to consume the infant-mortality region before delivery, trading a known fraction of useful life for the removal of defective units. Its economics depend entirely on the defect rate, which is why a mature process makes burn-in a cost with no benefit.

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