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An FPGA-based experimental evaluation of microprocessor core error detection with Argus-2

Published: 07 June 2011 Publication History

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Recently, several researchers have proposed schemes for low-cost, low-power error detection in the processor core. In this work, we demonstrate that one particular scheme, an enhanced implementation of the Argus framework called Argus-2, is a viable option for industry adoption. Using an FPGA prototype, we experimentally evaluate Argus-2's ability to detect errors due to (a) all possible single stuck-at faults in a given core and (b) a statistically significant number of double stuck-at faults, including pairs of faults that are randomly located and pairs that are spatially correlated on the chip.

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    SIGMETRICS '11: Proceedings of the ACM SIGMETRICS joint international conference on Measurement and modeling of computer systems
    June 2011
    376 pages
    ISBN:9781450308144
    DOI:10.1145/1993744

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    1. computer architecture
    2. dynamic verification
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