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soft error: a standalone construct

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Semiconductor devices

a non-permanent bit flip in memory or logic caused by charge from a cosmic-ray or other particle strike.

In semiconductor devices, soft error refers to a non-permanent bit flip in memory or logic caused by charge from a cosmic-ray or other particle strike. This meaning comes from Ziegler (1979) in Science.[1]

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References

  1. Ziegler, J. F., & Lanford, W. A. (1979). Effect of Cosmic Rays on Computer Memories. Science, 206(4420), 776-788. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.206.4420.776

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