Term · Embedded Software & Tools
Silicon errata
The vendor's published list of ways a manufactured device deviates from its specification, each with conditions, impact and a recommended software or hardware workaround.
Errata are tracked per silicon revision.
- Also known as
- Errata sheet, Device errata, Chip errata
- Type
- Term
- Domain
- Embedded Software & Tools, Silicon enablement
Notes
Firmware and BSP code is full of errata workarounds, so a stepping change can silently break a driver that compensated for a fixed bug.
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