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Most bit flip events are apparently due to alpha particles from radioactive decay in the package (source - worked for a company which used 'low alpha compound'
by ajb 8y ago
Most bit flip events are apparently due to alpha particles from radioactive decay in the package (source - worked for a company which used 'low alpha compound' in some of our ICs to put off having to implement HW error correction) , which would be a big confounding signal. I imaging physics experiments work hard to avoid this, or at least correct for it.
- mikeash 8y agoThus the demand for low-background steel, mostly recovered from pre-atomic-age ships: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-background_steel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-background_steel