Abridged "6-sigma" Conversion Table Note:

Yield

99.99966%
99.9995%
99.9992%
99.9990%
99.9980%
99.9970%
99.9960%
99.9930%
99.9900%
99.9850%
99.9770%
99.9670%
99.9520%
99.9320%
99.9040%
99.8650%
99.8140%
99.7450%
99.6540%
99.5340%
99.3790%
99.1810%
98.930%
98.610%
98.220%
97.730%
97.130%
96.410%
95.540%
94.520%
93.320%
91.920%
90.320%
88.50%
86.50%
84.20%
81.60%
78.80%
75.80%
72.60%
69.20%
65.60%
61.80%
58.00%
54.00%
50%
46%
43%
39%
35%
31%
28%
25%
22%
19%
16%
14%
12%
10%
8%

Sigma

6.0
5.9
5.8
5.7
5.6
5.5
5.4
5.3
5.2
5.1
5.0
4.9
4.8
4.7
4.6
4.5
4.4
4.3
4.2
4.1
4.0
3.9
3.8
3.7
3.6
3.5
3.4
3.3
3.2
3.1
3.0
2.9
2.8
2.7
2.6
2.5
2.4
2.3
2.2
2.1
2.0
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1

Defects
per
1,000,000
3.4
5
8
10
20
30
40
70
100
150
230
330
480
680
960
1,350
1,860
2,550
3,460
4,660
6,210
8,190
10,700
13,900
17,800
22,700
28,700
35,900
44,600
54,800
66,800
80,800
96,800
115,000
135,000
158,000
184,000
212,000
242,000
274,000
308,000
344,000
382,000
420,000
460,000
500,000
540,000
570,000
610,000
650,000
690,000
720,000
750,000
780,000
810,000
840,000
860,000
880,000
900,000
920,000

Defects
per 100,000
0.34
0.5
0.8
1
2
3
4
7
10
15
23
33
48
68
96
135
186
255
346
466
621
819
1,070
1,390
1,780
2,270
2,870
3,590
4,460
5,480
6,680
8,080
9,680
11,500
13,500
15,800
18,400
21,200
24,200
27,400
30,800
34,400
38,200
42,000
46,000
50,000
54,000
57,000
61,000
65,000
69,000
72,000
75,000
78,000
81,000
84,000
86,000
88,000
90,000
92,000

Yield refers to percent of output that is good

Defects per
10,000
0.034
0.05
0.08
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.7
1.0
1.5
2.3
3.3
4.8
6.8
9.6
13.5
18.6
25.5
34.6
46.6
62.1
81.9
107
139
178
227
287
359
446
548
668
808
968
1,150
1,350
1,580
1,840
2,120
2,420
2,740
3,080
3,440
3,820
4,200
4,600
5,000
5,400
5,700
6,100
6,500
6,900
7,200
7,500
7,800
8,100
8,400
8,600
8,800
9,000
9,200

Defects
per 1,000
0.0034
0.005
0.008
0.01
0.02
0.03
0.04
0.07
0.1
0.15
0.23
0.33
0.48
0.68
0.96
1.35
1.86
2.55
3.46
4.66
6.21
8.19
10.7
13.9
17.8
22.7
28.7
35.9
44.6
54.8
66.8
80.8
96.8
115
135
158
184
212
242
274
308
344
382
420
460
500
540
570
610
650
690
720
750
780
810
840
860
880
900
920

Defects
per 100
0.00034
0.0005
0.0008
0.001
0.002
0.003
0.004
0.007
0.01
0.015
0.023
0.033
0.048
0.068
0.096
0.135
0.186
0.255
0.346
0.466
0.621
0.819
1.07
1.39
1.78
2.27
2.87
3.59
4.46
5.48
6.68
8.08
9.68
11.5
13.5
15.8
18.4
21.2
24.2
27.4
30.8
34.4
38.2
42
46
50
54
57
61
65
69
72
75
78
81
84
86
88
90
92