The intensity threshold was crucial. Regular LED camera flashes didn’t produce enough photons, but xenon flashes and laser pointers packed sufficient punch to trigger the malfunction. Even more interesting, the effect required silicon’s specific bandgap energy—meaning infrared and visible light could potentially cause problems, but only at extreme intensities.
Article is confusing intensity with wavelength. Unless they’re talking about nonlinear multiphoton absorption which could inly be achieved by intense ultrafast laser pulses
How so? It sounds like they are saying high intensity light with wavelengths in the infrared and visible affect the chip, suggesting higher and lower wavelengths don't even with high intensity.
