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Latch arrangement for an electronic digital system, method, data processing program, and computer program product for implementing a latch arrangement

US8516336B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15Claims

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Michael Cremer · Leonberg, DE
Guenter Gerwig · Simmozheim, DE
Frank Lehnert · Weil im Schönbuch, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 26, 2011
Grant date	Aug 20, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 9, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F11/08
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An improved latch arrangement for an electronic digital system is disclosed. The latch arrangement comprises a certain number of standard latches configured as configuration-switch latches which are modified only by shift operation and/or during Error Checking and Correction (ECC) action, and a corresponding number of standard latches configured as Error Checking and Correction (ECC) latches storing Error Checking and Correction (ECC) bit data used to check latch data of said configuration-switch latches.

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