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MSP430FR5738: Permanently damaged FRAM memory regions

Part Number: MSP430FR5738
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: UNIFLASH

Tool/software:

I have 5 devices out of a batch of 640 which have memory issues. Two programs are put onto the devices and then verified using Uniflash. The first program starts at memory address 0xC200 for 6786 bytes. The second program starts at memory address 0xFD20 for 602 bytes.

On all 5 of the failed devices - the first program verifies successfully but the second fails. Looking at the memory values, one or more addresses are erronously set at 0. When trying to write to these addresses directly through the memory browser, the memory will either lose its value again after powercycling - or cause a different memory address to corrupt.

The addresses I have spotted with issues are:

FE32
FDEE
FDF4
FDF2
FDF0

The marking on all of the devices states:

"430FR

5738

TI 28I

A62H J"

or

"430FR

5738

TI 42I

ALJZ J"

What could be the cause of these issues? Could the FRAM just be faulty - if so what % can we expect to see? or could they be being damaged somehow through the reflow process?

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