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Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2023

Filed:

Jan. 27, 2022
Applicant:

Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);

Inventors:

Jasbir Singh Nayyar, Bangalore, IN;

Shashank Srinivasa Nuthakki, Telangana, IN;

Rahul Gulati, Bangalore, IN;

Arun Shrimali, Bangalore, IN;

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/16 (2006.01); G06F 11/00 (2006.01); H01L 49/02 (2006.01); G06F 30/39 (2020.01); H01L 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/16 (2013.01); G06F 11/004 (2013.01); G06F 11/1641 (2013.01); G06F 30/39 (2020.01); H01L 28/00 (2013.01); G06F 11/1679 (2013.01); H01L 23/562 (2013.01);
Abstract

An integrated circuit (IC) chip can include a given core at a position in the IC chip that defines a given orientation, wherein the given core is designed to perform a particular function. The IC chip can include another core designed to perform the particular function. The other core can be flipped and rotated by 180 degrees relative to the given core such that the other core is asymmetrically oriented with respect to the given core. The IC chip can also include a compare unit configured to compare outputs of the given core and the other core to detect a fault in the IC chip.


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