On: Ask HN: Why don't transistors in microchips fail?

[nickpsecurity]

Cant the erratic behavior of the transistors (eg flawed ones overheating) cause their logical function to fail?

Past that question, Ive still plenty to learn on hardware and will take your word for it about errata sheets. Sounds right given the things described in them.

[rdc12 → nickpsecurity]

"Cant the erratic behavior of the transistors (eg flawed ones overheating)"

Yes but that is either a manafacturing defect (if persistant) or a transient error, or running out of speced tolerances. Or simply details of reality.

Whereas a logical design flaw, is more the actual design/implemenation, is fundementally wrong more akin to a bug.

[nickpsecurity → rdc12]

I gotcha. Appreciate the tip.