TY - GEN
T1 - Architectural and algorithm level fault tolerant techniques for low power high yield multimedia devices
AU - Makhzan, Mohammad A.
AU - Eltawil, Ahmed
AU - Kurdahi, Fadi J.
N1 - Generated from Scopus record by KAUST IRTS on 2019-11-20
PY - 2008/12/1
Y1 - 2008/12/1
N2 - This paper presents a novel architecture that allows a high level of fault tolerance in embedded memory devices for multimedia applications. The benefits are two fold by allowing systems to operate at a lower voltage thus saving power, while improving yield via error masking. The proposed architecture performs a remapping of defective parts of the memory while allowing single cycle access to the remapped portions. Furthermore, it provides run time control of the enforced protection policies leading to an expanded design space that trades off power, error tolerance and quality. Simulations indicate a reduction of up to 35% in encoder power for a 65 nm CMOS process. ©2008 IEEE.
AB - This paper presents a novel architecture that allows a high level of fault tolerance in embedded memory devices for multimedia applications. The benefits are two fold by allowing systems to operate at a lower voltage thus saving power, while improving yield via error masking. The proposed architecture performs a remapping of defective parts of the memory while allowing single cycle access to the remapped portions. Furthermore, it provides run time control of the enforced protection policies leading to an expanded design space that trades off power, error tolerance and quality. Simulations indicate a reduction of up to 35% in encoder power for a 65 nm CMOS process. ©2008 IEEE.
UR - http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/4664855/
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=58049220869&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ICSAMOS.2008.4664855
DO - 10.1109/ICSAMOS.2008.4664855
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 9781424419852
BT - Proceedings - 2008 International Conference on Embedded Computer Systems: Architectures, Modeling and Simulation, IC-SAMOS 2008
ER -