ABSTRACT
Microprocessors are critical components in computing systems. In this chapter, we discuss radiation effects in microprocessors. Reduced to their constituent circuits, microprocessors are finite state machines comprised of logic gates, state elements such as flip-flops or latches, and basic memory elements such as static random access memory (SRAM) cells. In practice, the combination of these elements can create an extremely complicated device. This is especially so when viewed by their behavior after a multitude of possible soft errors in the machine.
