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Re:A radiation hard RISC-V microprocessor for high-energy ph... by silasdavis on Friday April 07, 2023 @03:28AM (#35479086)
Aren't humans already reasonable radiation hard? Cells are full of error correction. I would have thought with greater tolerance than an off the shelf chip.

I'm being rather vague with my defitions admittedly.

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Re:A radiation hard RISC-V microprocessor for high-energy ph... by hutzlibu on Friday April 07, 2023 @03:39AM (#35479158)
Yes, we are "reasonable radiation hard" optimised for the conditions on earth and the quite low radiation we get here.

But even so, cancer is a real threat, so increase radiation dosis and you will increase cancer rates. Along with long term dna damages and other perks.

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