Mitigating soft errors to prevent a hard threat to dependable computing

This paper presents first the context and motivation for dealing with soft errors. In order to be able to account for the various issues involved, a concerted reflection has been carried out including embedded system integrators, manufacturers, and academic researchers. The authors have summarized the main outcomes of this effort. Finally, the various contributions that are meant to address the several factors that characterize the problem posed by soft errors and provide solutions was introduced to mitigate their effects.