Reliability Records and Data Clause Samples
The 'Reliability Records and Data' clause requires parties to maintain and provide access to documentation and information related to the reliability of products, services, or systems covered by the agreement. This typically involves keeping detailed records of performance, incidents, maintenance, and testing, and making these records available for inspection or audit upon request. By ensuring that accurate and comprehensive reliability data is available, this clause helps verify compliance with reliability standards and facilitates the identification and resolution of potential issues, thereby supporting accountability and continuous improvement.
Reliability Records and Data. Without limitation of any requirements in the Quality and Reliability Standards, Foundry agrees to provide the following information relating to the quality or reliability of the Contract Wafers and the quality systems used to comply with these standards and specifications.
(a) TSMC will maintain Lot history records for a period of five (5) years. At the conclusion of the five year period TSMC will transfer Lot history records to Company. All Lot history records are the property of TSMC but will be considered Confidential Information of both Company and TSMC. Company will have access to all Lot history records concerning all Company Contract Wafers at any reasonable time.
(b) TSMC agrees to provide reliability data which demonstrates the ability of the processes used for all Contract Wafers to meet Company’s reliability criteria. Any exceptions to these criteria will be reviewed on a product-by-product basis. Company shall have the right to use reliability data concerning Contract Wafers for the purposes of preparing sales and promotional information concerning Contract Wafers for Company’s customers, provided however that such reliability data will be transmitted subject to a non-disclosure agreement having terms and conditions no less restrictive than those in the non-disclosure agreement between the Parties. Foundry’s reliability testing methods and conditions shall be subject to the review of Company, and may be changed upon mutual agreement based on Company’s request.
(c) Subject to the conditions set out in section 6.1 below, and Foundry’s reasonable security and confidentiality requirements, Company may conduct an on-site inspection and audit of the process and manufacturing records relevant to Contract Wafers upon reasonable advance notice of at least three (3) weeks to Foundry. The audits will occur no more often than annually, unless there is specific cause for an inspection or audit.
(d) Foundry agrees to maintain sufficient documentation regarding all Contract Wafers sold to Company for five (5) years after shipment. All Contract Wafers shall be traceable to an assigned wafer lot number. Lot traceability for Contract Wafers shall be maintained throughout the entire process of from fabrication through verification testing, packing and shipment. Traceability and full history for Contract Wafers shall include applicable wafer fabrication process recipes, substrate vendor identification and lot number, quality control data, process deviation notes ...
Reliability Records and Data. Without limitation of any requirements in the Quality and Reliability Standards, GCS agrees to provide the following information relating to the quality or reliability of the Wafers and the quality systems used to comply with these standards and specifications.
(a) GCS will maintain Lot history records for a period of five (5) years. WJ shall have access to all Lot history records concerning all Wafers at any time.
(b) GCS agrees to provide reliability data which demonstrates the ability of the Process used for all Wafers to meet WJ’s Quality and Reliability Standards as set forth in Appendix E. Any exceptions to these criteria will be reviewed on a product-by-product basis. WJ shall have the right to use reliability data concerning Wafers for the purposes of preparing sales and promotional information concerning Wafers. GCS’s reliability testing methods and conditions shall be subject to the review of WJ, and shall be changed upon WJ’s request, and agreed to by GCS, such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld.
(c) WJ may conduct an on-site inspection and audit of the process and manufacturing records relevant to the Wafers during normal business hours upon twenty four (24) hours advance notice to GCS. Any inspection or audit will be conducted at WJ sole expense.