Abstract:
An integrated circuit device including processing circuitry, communications circuitry configured to provide a communication link with a communication apparatus external to the integrated circuit device, and a memory accessible by the processing circuitry and by the communications circuitry, the memory comprising a memory region to which the processing circuitry has write access and to which the communications circuitry has read access, in which the processing circuitry is configured to write information to the memory region indicative of one or more use conditions of the integrated circuit device, and in which the communications circuitry is configured to access the memory region and to provide the information indicative of the one or more use conditions of the integrated circuit device via the communication link.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method are provided for processing a received input signal comprising a sequence of data blocks. Counter circuitry within the apparatus is arranged to receive a digital representation of the input signal, and for each data block generates a count value indicative of occurrences of a property of the digital representation (for example a rising edge or a falling edge) during an associated data block transmission period. Quantization circuitry then maps each count value to a soft decision value from amongst a predetermined set of soft decision values, where the number of soft decision values in the predetermined set exceeds a number of possible data values of the data block. The output circuitry then generates a digital output signal in dependence on the soft decision values. Such an apparatus has been found to provide a low power technique for a receiver, whilst still enabling the improved sensitivity benefits of using soft decisions to be achieved, and allows the apparatus to be constructed using all digital components.
Abstract:
A cache apparatus is provided comprising a data storage structure providing N cache ways that each store data as a plurality of cache blocks. The data storage structure is organised as a plurality of sets, where each set comprises a cache block from each way, and further the data storage structure comprises a first data array and a second data array, where at least the second data array is set associative. A set associative tag storage structure stores a tag value for each cache block, with that set associative tag storage structure being shared by the first and second data arrays. Control circuitry applies an access likelihood policy to determine, for each set, a subset of the cache blocks of that set to be stored within the first data array. Access circuitry is then responsive to an access request to perform a lookup operation within an identified set of the set associative tag storage structure overlapped with an access operation to access within the first data array the subset of the cache blocks for the identified set. In the event of a hit condition being detected that identifies a cache block present in the first data array, that access request is then processed using the cache block accessed within the first data array. If instead a hit condition is detected that identifies a cache block absent in the first data array, then a further access operation is performed to access the identified cache block within a selected way of the second data array. Such a cache structure provides a high performance and energy efficient mechanism for storing cached data.
Abstract:
A method of writing a state to a correlated electron element in a storage circuit, comprising receiving a write command to write the state into the correlated electron element; reading a stored state of the correlated electron element; comparing the state and the stored state; and enabling a write driver to write the state into the correlated electron element when the state and read state are different.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method are provided for detecting a resonant frequency giving rise to an impedance peak in a power delivery network used to provide a supply voltage. The apparatus includes resonant frequency detection circuitry that comprises test frequency control circuitry and a loading circuit. The test frequency control circuitry is arranged to generate control signals to indicate a sequence of test frequencies. A loading circuit is controlled by the control signals and operates from the supply voltage. In particular, in response to each test frequency indicated by the control signals, the loading circuit draws a duty-cycled current load through the power delivery network at that test frequency. Operation of the loading circuit produces a measurable property whose value varies in dependence on the supply voltage, thus enabling the resonant frequency to be determined from a variation in the value of that measurable property.
Abstract:
An integrated circuit is provided with error detection circuitry and error repair circuitry. Error tolerance circuitry is responsive to a control parameter to selectively disable the error repair circuitry. The control parameter is dependent on the processing performed within the circuit. For example, the control parameter may be generated in dependence upon the program instruction being executed, the output signal value which is in error, the previous behavior of the circuit or in other ways.
Abstract:
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to an apparatus comprising a plurality of processing elements having a spatial layout, and control circuitry to assign workloads to said plurality of processing elements. The control circuitry is configured to, based on a timing parameter, determine one or more active processing elements to deactivate; determine, based on the spatial layout, one or more inactive processing elements to activate; and deactivate said one or more active processing elements and activate said one or more inactive processing elements.
Abstract:
An apparatus comprises a plurality of redundant processing units (4) to perform data processing redundantly in lockstep; common mode fault detection circuitry *6, 22) to detect an event indicative of a potential common mode fault affecting each of the plurality of redundant processing units; a memory (10) shared between the plurality of redundant processing units; and memory checking circuitry (30) to perform a memory scanning operation to scan at least part of the memory for errors; in which the memory checking circuitry (30) performs the memory scanning operation in response to a common mode fault signal generated by the common mode fault detection circuitry (6, 22) indicating that the event indicative of a potential common mode fault has been detected.
Abstract:
Examples of the present disclosure relate to a method for anomaly response in a system on chip. The method comprises measuring a magnitude of a transient anomaly event in an operating condition of the system on chip. Based on the magnitude it is determined, for each of a plurality of components of the system on chip, an indication of susceptibility of that component to an anomaly event of the measured magnitude. Based on the determined indications of susceptibility for each of the plurality of components, an anomaly response action is determined. The method then comprises performing the anomaly response action.
Abstract:
Many kinds of filters are found in electronic circuits and provide a range of signal processing applications. Such filters can be passive, active, analogue or digital and work across a range of frequencies. Present techniques provide an electronic filter circuit comprising resistive and capacitive elements, wherein a resistive element of the filter circuit is provided by a correlated electron material device.