Cache memory with fault tolerance

    公开(公告)号:US09830218B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-28

    申请号:US14858448

    申请日:2015-09-18

    CPC classification number: G06F11/1064 G06F12/0895 G06F2212/1032

    Abstract: The exemplary embodiments of the invention relates to fault tolerance of a cache memory which recovers an error occurred in the cache memory or reports an error. A cache memory may include a first layer cache configured to store data requested from a processor, together with a tag related to the data and parity check bits for detecting data error and tag error; a second layer cache configured to store data requested from the first layer cache, together with parity check bits and an error correction code(ECC) bit for detecting data error and tag error; and a fault tolerance unit configured to generate an error signal indicating whether the data error or tag error occurred in at least one of the first layer cache and the second layer cache is recoverable.

    Apparatus and method for detecting fault of processor
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    Apparatus and method for detecting fault of processor 有权
    用于检测处理器故障的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09348681B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-05-24

    申请号:US14255481

    申请日:2014-04-17

    Inventor: Jin-Ho Han

    CPC classification number: G06F11/0724 G06F11/0721 G06F11/0751

    Abstract: An apparatus and method for detecting the fault of a processor are disclosed. The apparatus includes a fetch fault control unit, a decoding fault control unit, and an execution fault control unit. The fetch fault control unit detects the fault of each of fetch units of a plurality of processor cores connected to memory. The decoding fault control unit detects the fault of each of decoding units of the plurality of processor cores connected to the memory. The execution fault control unit detects the fault of each of execution units of the plurality of processor cores connected to the memory, executes the same instruction in the plurality of processor cores, determines a processor core where a fault has occurred, and provides notification of the determined processor to the fetch fault control unit and the decoding fault control unit.

    Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于检测处理器故障的装置和方法。 该装置包括取出故障控制单元,解码故障控制单元和执行故障控制单元。 获取故障控制单元检测连接到存储器的多个处理器核心中的每个提取单元的故障。 解码故障控制单元检测连接到存储器的多个处理器核心中的每个解码单元的故障。 执行故障控制单元检测连接到存储器的多个处理器核心中的每个执行单元的故障,在多个处理器核心中执行相同的指令,确定出现故障的处理器核心,并且提供 确定处理器到获取故障控制单元和解码故障控制单元。

    Apparatus for error simulation and method thereof

    公开(公告)号:US09632894B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-25

    申请号:US14677297

    申请日:2015-04-02

    CPC classification number: G06F11/2215

    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for computing an error rate comprising: a first circuit interface being connected to a first sub-circuit receiving data and computing output data through a predetermined computation process; a second circuit interface and being connected to a first test circuit receiving the same data, which is inputted to the first sub-circuit, and computing output data through the predetermined computation process; an error injecting part injecting an error to the first test circuit; an error detecting part comparing output data of the first sub-circuit to output data of the first test circuit; and an error rate computing part computing input node error probability of the first sub-circuit by statistic processing of the compared result. The apparatus and method for computing error rate of the present invention is able to shorten the time required to obtain error probability, compared to the direct simulation of the full circuit.

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