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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2008
Mark A. Bransford, Rochester, MN (US);
Jack A. Mandelman, Flat Rock, NC (US);
Mark A. Bransford, Rochester, MN (US);
Jack A. Mandelman, Flat Rock, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system for protecting an electronic device from cosmic rays includes a frame in which the circuit is disposed, a cosmic ray detection circuit and a protection circuit. The cosmic ray detection circuit is supported by the frame and is spaced apart from the circuit. The cosmic ray detection circuit is configured to assert an incoming cosmic ray signal when a cosmic ray interacts with the cosmic ray detection device. The protection circuit is coupled to the incoming cosmic ray signal and is configured to cause the electronic device to enter a protected state when the cosmic ray signal is asserted.