What is FIT rate?

A unit of failure rate: 1 FIT is one failure per billion (10⁹) device-hours. It is used for parts with very low failure rates, such as semiconductors.

Field: Reliability

Related terms

Arrhenius model Bathtub curve Electromigration ESD (electrostatic discharge) Hot carrier injection (HCI) Latch-up MTTF (mean time to failure) NBTI (negative bias temperature instability) Soft error TDDB (time-dependent dielectric breakdown)

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