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SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNICAL DATA
Motorola
Reliability Report
for the
LCX Product Family
Introduction/Statement of Purpose
Motorola Reliability and Quality Assurance
Reliability
Motorola has a long standing reputation for
manufacturing products of excellent Quality and
Reliability since the introduction of the first car
radio in 1928. This has helped Motorola to become
one of the largest corporations exclusively
devoted to electronics.
• Quality in time and environment
• The probability that our semiconductor devices,
which initially have satisfactory performance,
will continue to perform their intended function
for a given time in usage environments
At Motorola, our Reliability and Quality
Assurance Program is designed to generate
ongoing data for both reliability and quality for the
various product families. Both reliability and quality
monitors are performed on the different major
categories of semiconductor products. These
monitors are designed to test the product’s design
and material as well as to identify and eliminate
potential failure mechanisms to ensure reliable
device performance in a “real world” application.
Thus, the primary purpose of the program is to
identify trends from generated data, so if need be,
corrective action(s) can be taken toward improving
performance. In addition, this reliability and quality
data can be utilized by our customers for failure
rate predictions.
In today’s semiconductor marketplace, two
important elements for the success of a company
are its quality and reliability systems. They are
interrelated, reliability being quality extended over
the expected life of a product. For any
manufacturer to remain in business, its products
must meet or exceed basic quality and reliability
standards and customer needs.
At Motorola, the most stringent and demanding
definitions of quality and reliability are used.
Quality
• Reduction of variability around a target so that
conformance to customer requirements and
expectations can be achieved in a cost–effective
way
It is the explicit purpose of this communication to
inform the customer of our LCX qualification
results. In addition, we have provided a general
definition of our reliability and quality assurance
program.
• The probability that a device (equipment, parts)
will have performance characteristics within
specified limits
• Fitness for use
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Motorola, Inc. 1994