Quantum effects may explain sudden microchip damage

[ProperMadlad20]

Earth.com reports on research suggesting that some microchip damage may begin with a single quantum event rather than slow gradual wear. The idea is that hydrogen motion behaves like a spreading quantum wave packet, which can help explain bond rupture inside chips. If this holds up, chip reliability testing could get a new failure mode to watch.
Microchip damage may start with a single quantum event - not gradual wear

https://www.earth.com/news/microchip-damage-may-start-with-a-single-quantum-event-not-gradual-wear/

[Estuary59]

That is a neat reminder that chips are quantum objects too.

[John]

Reliability engineering keeps getting harder.

[VB]

I wonder how easy this is to screen at scale.

[RustyHawk]

Small events causing big failures is very on brand for silicon.

[StringTheory51]

Hmm, not convinced. Good stuff.