Optimization of storage and power consumption with soft error predictor-corrector
US6986078B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 7, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L1/0001
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for mitigating the impact of radiation induced in a data processor incorporating integrated circuits. The method comprises the steps of determining the location of the data processor, determining a set of radiation sources and intensities at that location, and estimating the soft error rate of the data processor as a function of the determined radiation intensities and geometric characteristics of said integrated circuits to provide an estimate value. The data processor is modified (either hardware or software) in response to the estimate value at times the estimate value exceeds a predetermined value.
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