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FunnyBadger
·há 4 anos·discuss
Nothing has eternal life.

Especially not electronics. And certainly not more advanced semiconductors.

The rule-of-thumb is the lifespan of planar CMOS processes in years is proportional to the "node size" in nanometers. So we are right now at 2-10 years. Some specific ICs or specific applications or specific designs can be bigger or smaller than this but it's the average.

If you've ever worked on "antique" electronics, this is no surprise.