Data processor memory circuit
    2.
    发明授权
    Data processor memory circuit 有权
    数据处理器存储电路

    公开(公告)号:US07533226B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-05-12

    申请号:US11353024

    申请日:2006-02-14

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    摘要: A memory circuit for use in a data processing circuit is described, in which memory cells have at least two states, each state being determined by both a first voltage level corresponding to a first supply line and a second voltage level corresponding to a second supply line. The memory circuit comprises a readable state in which information stored in a memory cell is readable and an unreadable state in which information stored in said memory cell is reliably retained but unreadable. Changing the first voltage level but keeping the second voltage level substantially constant effects a transition between the readable state and the unreadable state. In use, the static power consumption of the memory cell in the unreadable state is less than static power consumption of the memory cell in the readable state.

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种在数据处理电路中使用的存储器电路,其中存储单元具有至少两个状态,每个状态由对应于第一电源线的第一电压电平和对应于第二电源线的第二电压电平确定 。 存储电路包括可读状态,其中存储在存储单元中的信息是可读的,并且存储在所述存储单元中的信息被可靠地保留但不可读的不可读状态。 改变第一电压电平但保持第二电压电平基本上恒定会影响可读状态和不可读状态之间的转换。 在使用中,处于不可读状态的存储单元的静态功耗小于可读状态下的存储单元的静态功耗。

    Data processor memory circuit
    4.
    发明授权
    Data processor memory circuit 有权
    数据处理器存储电路

    公开(公告)号:US07260694B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-08-21

    申请号:US11526687

    申请日:2006-09-26

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    摘要: A memory circuit for use in a data processing circuit is described, in which memory cells have at least two states, each state being determined by both a first voltage level corresponding to a first supply line and a second voltage level corresponding to a second supply line. The memory circuit comprises a readable state in which information stored in a memory cell is readable and an unreadable state in which information stored in said memory cell is reliably retained but unreadable. Changing the first voltage level but keeping the second voltage level substantially constant effects a transition between the readable state and the unreadable state. In use, the static power consumption of the memory cell in the unreadable state is less than static power consumption of the memory cell in the readable state.

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种在数据处理电路中使用的存储器电路,其中存储单元具有至少两个状态,每个状态由对应于第一电源线的第一电压电平和对应于第二电源线的第二电压电平确定 。 存储电路包括可读状态,其中存储在存储单元中的信息是可读的,并且存储在所述存储单元中的信息被可靠地保留但不可读的不可读状态。 改变第一电压电平但保持第二电压电平基本上恒定会影响可读状态和不可读状态之间的转换。 在使用中,处于不可读状态的存储单元的静态功耗小于可读状态下的存储单元的静态功耗。

    Translation of SIMD instructions in a data processing system
    5.
    发明授权
    Translation of SIMD instructions in a data processing system 有权
    SIMD指令在数据处理系统中的翻译

    公开(公告)号:US08505002B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-08-06

    申请号:US11905160

    申请日:2007-09-27

    IPC分类号: G06F9/45

    摘要: A data processing system is provided having a processor and analysing circuitry for identifying a SIMD instruction associated with a first SIMD instruction set and replacing it by a functionally-equivalent scalar representation and marking that functionally-equivalent scalar representation. The marked functionally-equivalent scalar representation is dynamically translated using translation circuitry upon execution of the program to generate one or more corresponding translated instructions corresponding to a instruction set architecture different from the first SIMD architecture corresponding to the identified SIMD instruction.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种数据处理系统,其具有处理器和分析电路,用于识别与第一SIMD指令集相关联的SIMD指令,并通过功能等效的标量表示代替它并标记该功能等效的标量表示。 标记的功能等效标量表示在执行程序时使用转换电路进行动态转换,以生成对应于与所识别的SIMD指令相对应的第一SIMD架构不同的指令集架构的一个或多个相应的转换指令。

    Error recovery within processing stages of an integrated circuit
    6.
    发明授权
    Error recovery within processing stages of an integrated circuit 有权
    集成电路处理阶段内的错误恢复

    公开(公告)号:US08185786B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-22

    申请号:US12923911

    申请日:2010-10-13

    IPC分类号: G06F11/00

    摘要: An integrated circuit includes a plurality of processing stages each including processing logic, a non-delayed signal-capture element, a delayed signal-capture element and a comparator. The non-delayed signal-capture element captures an output from the processing logic at a non-delayed capture time. At a later delayed capture time, the delayed signal-capture element also captures a value from the processing logic. An error detection circuit and error correction circuit detect and correct random errors in the delayed value and supplies an error-checked delayed value to the comparator. The comparator compares the error-checked delayed value and the non-delayed value and if they are not equal this indicates that the non-delayed value was captured too soon and should be replaced by the error-checked delayed value. The non-delayed value is passed to the subsequent processing stage immediately following its capture and accordingly error recovery mechanisms are used to suppress the erroneous processing which has occurred by the subsequent processing stages, such as gating the clock and allowing the correct signal values to propagate through the subsequent processing logic before restarting the clock. The operating parameters of the integrated circuit, such as the clock frequency, the operating voltage, the body biased voltage, temperature and the like are adjusted so as to maintain a finite non-zero error rate in a manner that increases overall performance.

    摘要翻译: 集成电路包括多个处理级,每个处理级包括处理逻辑,非延迟信号捕获元件,延迟信号捕获元件和比较器。 非延迟信号捕获元件在非延迟捕获时间捕获来自处理逻辑的输出。 在稍后的延迟捕获时间,延迟信号捕获元件还捕获来自处理逻辑的值。 误差检测电路和误差校正电路检测并校正延迟值中的随机误差,并向比较器提供经错误检测的延迟值。 比较器比较错误检查的延迟值和非延迟值,如果它们不相等,则表示非延迟值被捕获太早,应由错误检查的延迟值替换。 非延迟值在其捕获之后立即传递到后续处理阶段,因此使用错误恢复机制来抑制后续处理阶段发生的错误处理,例如选通时钟并允许正确的信号值传播 在重新启动时钟之前通过后续的处理逻辑。 调整集成电路的工作参数,例如时钟频率,工作电压,主体偏置电压,温度等,以便以提高整体性能的方式保持有限的非零错误率。

    Performance level selection in a data processing system by combining a plurality of performance requests
    7.
    发明授权
    Performance level selection in a data processing system by combining a plurality of performance requests 有权
    通过组合多个性能请求在数据处理系统中进行性能级别选择

    公开(公告)号:US07512820B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-03-31

    申请号:US11520007

    申请日:2006-09-13

    IPC分类号: G06F1/32

    摘要: Performance level selection is carried out by calculating a plurality of performance requests using a plurality of performance request calculating algorithms, combining those different performance requests to form a global performance request and then selecting a performance level in dependence upon the global performance level request. The performance request calculating algorithms can be arranged in a hierarchy with their performance requests evaluated in a sequence starting from the least dominant position in the hierarchy and moving through to the most dominant position in the hierarchy. Commands may accompany each performance level request to specify how it should be combined with other performance level requests.

    摘要翻译: 通过使用多个性能请求计算算法来计算多个性能请求来执行性能级别选择,组合那些不同的性能请求以形成全局性能请求,然后根据全局性能级别请求选择性能级别。 可以将性能请求计算算法排列在层次结构中,其性能请求以从层次结构中的最低主导位置开始的序列进行评估,并且移动到层次结构中最主要的位置。 命令可以伴随每个性能级别请求来指定如何与其他性能级别请求组合。

    Error propagation control within integrated circuits
    8.
    发明申请
    Error propagation control within integrated circuits 有权
    集成电路内的误差传播控制

    公开(公告)号:US20090049331A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-02-19

    申请号:US11887106

    申请日:2005-10-03

    IPC分类号: G06F11/20

    摘要: A method of selecting where error detection circuits should be placed within an integrated circuit uses simulation of a reference and test design with errors injected into the test design and then fan out analysis performed upon those injected errors to identify error propagation characteristics. Thus, registers at which propagated errors are highly likely to manifest themselves or which protect key architectural state, or which protect state not otherwise protected can be identified and so an efficient deployment of error detection mechanisms achieved. Within an integrated circuit output signals from inactive circuit elements may be subject to isolation gating in dependence upon a detected current state of the integrated circuit. Thus, inactive circuit elements in which soft errors occur have inappropriate output signals gated from reaching the rest of the integrated circuit and thus reducing erroneous operation.

    摘要翻译: 选择错误检测电路应放置在集成电路中的方法,使用注入到测试设计中的错误的参考和测试设计的仿真,然后扇出对这些注入错误进行的分析,以识别误差传播特性。 因此,可以识别传播错误很可能表现自身或者保护关键体系结构状态或哪个保护状态没有被其他方式保护的寄存器,从而实现错误检测机制的有效部署。 在集成电路内,根据检测到的集成电路的当前状态,来自非活动电路元件的输出信号可能经受隔离门控。 因此,出现软错误的无效电路元件具有不适当的输出信号,从而不能到达集成电路的其余部分,从而减少错误的操作。

    Integrated circuit power management control
    9.
    发明授权
    Integrated circuit power management control 有权
    集成电路电源管理控制

    公开(公告)号:US07434072B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-10-07

    申请号:US11113310

    申请日:2005-04-25

    IPC分类号: G06F1/00 G06F1/32

    摘要: Power management control software including power management policies is provided with those policies divided into observation code 18, 20, 22 and response code 26, 28, 30. When predetermined execution points 10, 12 within the operating system 2 are reached registered observation code 18, 20 for those execution points 10, 12 is triggered to be executed and serves to store event data within an event data store 24. At another time independent of the execution points 10, 12, the response code 26, 28, 30 is executed to read the event data from the event data store 24 and generate power control predictions and control signals therefrom.

    摘要翻译: 电力管理控制软件包括电源管理策略,分为观察码18,20,22和响应码26,28,30之间的那些策略。 当达到操作系统2内的预定执行点10,12到达注册观察码18,20时,触发执行点10,12,并用于在事件数据存储器24内存储事件数据。 在独立于执行点10,12的另一时间,执行响应代码26,28,30以从事件数据存储器24读取事件数据,并从其生成功率控制预测和控制信号。

    Systematic and random error detection and recovery within processing stages of an integrated circuit
    10.
    发明授权
    Systematic and random error detection and recovery within processing stages of an integrated circuit 有权
    在集成电路的处理阶段内的系统和随机的错误检测和恢复

    公开(公告)号:US07337356B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-02-26

    申请号:US10896997

    申请日:2004-07-23

    IPC分类号: G06F11/00

    摘要: An integrated circuit includes a plurality of processing stages each including processing logic 1014, a non-delayed signal-capture element 1016, a delayed signal-capture element 1018 and a comparator 1024. The non-delayed signal-capture element 1016 captures an output from the processing logic 1014 at a non-delayed capture time. At a later delayed capture time, the delayed signal-capture element 1018 also captures a value from the processing logic 1014. An error detection circuit 1026 and error correction circuit 1028 detect and correct random errors in the delayed value and supplies an error-checked delayed value to the comparator 1024. The comparator 1024 compares the error-checked delayed value and the non-delayed value and if they are not equal this indicates that the non-delayed value was captured too soon and should be replaced by the error-checked delayed value. The non-delayed value is passed to the subsequent processing stage immediately following its capture and accordingly error recovery mechanisms are used to suppress the erroneous processing which has occurred by the subsequent processing stages, such as gating the clock and allowing the correct signal values to propagate through the subsequent processing logic before restarting the clock. The operating parameters of the integrated circuit, such as the clock frequency, the operating voltage, the body biased voltage, temperature and the like are adjusted so as to maintain a finite non-zero error rate in a manner that increases overall performance.

    摘要翻译: 集成电路包括多个处理级,每个处理级包括处理逻辑1014,非延迟信号捕获元件1016,延迟信号捕获元件1018和比较器1024。 非延迟信号捕获元件1016在非延迟捕获时间捕获来自处理逻辑1014的输出。 在稍后延迟的捕获时间,延迟信号捕获元件1018还从处理逻辑1014捕获一个值。 误差检测电路1026和误差校正电路1028检测并校正延迟值中的随机误差,并将错误检测的延迟值提供给比较器1024。 比较器1024比较错误检查的延迟值和非延迟值,如果它们不相等,则表示非延迟值被捕获得太早,应该被错误检查的延迟值替换。 非延迟值在其捕获之后立即传递到后续处理阶段,因此使用错误恢复机制来抑制后续处理阶段发生的错误处理,例如选通时钟并允许正确的信号值传播 在重新启动时钟之前通过后续的处理逻辑。 调整集成电路的工作参数,例如时钟频率,工作电压,主体偏置电压,温度等,以便以提高整体性能的方式保持有限的非零错误率。