Date of Award:
12-2009
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Advisor/Chair:
Dr. Aravind Dasu
Abstract
Static Random Access Memory (SRAM) cells in ultra-low power Integrated Circuits (ICs) based on nanoscale Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) devices are likely to be the most vulnerable to large-scale soft errors. Conventional error correction circuits may not be able to handle the distributed nature of such errors and are susceptible to soft errors themselves. In this thesis, a distributed error correction circuit called Self-Healing Cellular Automata (SHCA) that can repair itself is presented. A possible way to deploy a SHCA in a system of SRAM-based embedded program memories (ePM) for one type of chip multi-processors is also discussed. The SHCA is compared with conventional error correction approaches and its strengths and limitations are analyzed.
Recommended Citation
Voddi, Varun, "Self-Healing Cellular Automata to Correct Soft Errors in Defective Embedded Program Memories" (2009). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations. Paper 509.
http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/509
Copyright for this work is retained by the student.
Comments
This work was revised and made publicly available electronically on August 3, 2011.