[Cryptech Tech] Comments on Alpha board schematics

[Randy Bush]

>> how much complexity are we supporting to increase the time diodes can
>> survive torture from X years to X+Y years, and what are estimates of X
>> and Y?
>> 
>> if X approximates battery life, Y is not worth much.
> 
> Emphasizing that I'm just making an half-educated guess here, I think X 
> is 2-3 and Y is about 10.

then it may be worth it.  especially if we need to enforce start-up hold
in hardware as opposed to, possibly arm, software.

randy