In this paper, delay and transient power-supply current (IDDT) testing has been applied for a 90nm VLIW DSP IP core, to demonstrate the IDDT testing an effective alternative of delay testing to detect aging degradation. The test environment for validation, implementing an accelerated test (AT) has been investigated, delay and IDDT measurement data resulting from AT is presented and analysed. It...

The spontaneous thermodynamically driven densification, the so-called physical aging, of glassy poly(mehtyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and its nanocomposites with silica has been described by means of the free volume holes diffusion model. This mechanism is able to account for the partial decoupling between physical aging and segmental dynamics of PMMA in nancomposites. The former has been found to b...

objective: recently, a wide variation has been reported in delivery of the target torque by spring-style mechanical torque limiting devices (mtlds) but the effect of aging on their accuracy has not been independently evaluated. the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of aging on the accuracy of spring-style mtlds. methods: in this in-vitro experimental study, 15 new spring-style m...

What is aging? Mechanistic answers to this question remain elusive despite decades of research. Here, we propose a mathematical model of cellular aging based on a model gene interaction network. Our model network is made of only non-aging components the functionality of gene interactions decrease with a constant mortality rate. Death of a cell occurs in the model when an essential gene loses al...

Hydrophobization lessens the water absorption by facade materials and is thus presumed to reduce moisture problems in internally insulated facades. However, do this it should retain repellency performance throughout aging. The aim of study evaluate impact aging on durability hydrophobic treatment bricks mortars. resulting coefficient, after 635 repeating artificial cycles alternating UV radiati...

BACKGROUND Autoimmunity is considered an uncommon but under-recognised cause of cognitive decline. METHODS Serum samples from 3,253 randomly selected subjects enrolled in the Hunter Community Study, aged 55-85 years, were assayed for thyrotropin stimulatory hormone, anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPO-Ab), anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA) and extractable nuclear antigens (ENA). Cognitive fun...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of different plasticizing aging solutions on wear resistance and hardness of selected universal resin-based dental composites. METHODS Three light cured (one nanofilled, two microhybride) and one hybride chemical cured composites were aged at 37 °C for 48 h in distillated water, ethyl alcohol solution or Listerine mouthwash. Afte...

The influence of physical aging on the β relaxation in La60Ni15Al25 bulk metallic glass has been investigated by mechanical spectroscopy. The amplitude of the β relaxation (ΔG″) decreases while its relaxation time (τ(β)) increases during aging. We find that, as in organic glasses, the changes of ln (τ(β)) and ln (ΔG(max) ) are linearly correlated with ln (τ(β)) = b - a ln (G(max)″). This behavi...