Author\´s reply [to comments on "Flash memory under cosmic and alpha irradiation"]

The authors thank G. Cellere and A. Paccagnella for their comments (see ibid., vol.5, no.2, p.296-7, June 2005) and for taking the time to thoroughly review their paper (see ibid., vol.4, no.3, p.371-6, Sep. 2004). The original intent of the experiment and paper was to measure and report the overall susceptibility of flash memory to upsets caused by neutron and proton irradiation. They did not care to speculate on root cause(s) because the failure rate was small relative to other elements of an electronic system (SRAM, random logic, etc).