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How Alpha Particles Can Break Computer Chips

United StatesPublished May 15, 2026

Views 4.39M  |  Likes 133K  |  Comments 1.97K
Views#1,034,539Global
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VeritasiumVeritasium
21.3M subs•538 videos•Jul 2010

This video has 4.39M views and 133K likes, ranking #1,034,539 globally among tracked YouTube videos by view count.

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Views

4,393,917

Likes

133,516

Comments

1,973

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Total (all-time): $3.07K – $8.78K

Based on estimated $0.7–$2 CPM.

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In the 1970s, Intel couldn't work out what was damaging the DRAM on their microchips. The cause turned out to be the ceramic that the chip was encased in. It was secretly flipping 1s to 0s. But how?

Published
May 15, 2026
Made for kids
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