Single event upset

A single event upset (SEU) is a change of state caused by a low-energy ions or electro-magnetic or nuclear radiation or any other kind of interferences that can reach (called "strike") a sensitive node in a micro-electronic device, such as in a microprocessor, semiconductor memory, or power transistors. The error in the device output or operation caused as a result of the strike is called a SEU or a soft error. The SEU itself is not considered permanent damage to the transistor's, circuits' or devices'.

Single Event Upset Media

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  A single-event upset in the flight computers of this Airbus A330 during Qantas Flight 72 on 7 October 2008 is suspected to have resulted in an aircraft upset that nearly ended in a crash after the computers experienced several malfunctions.