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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2004
Shigekatsu Sagi, Kawasaki, JP;
Shigekatsu Sagi, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A buffer includes an input unit that inputs data; an output unit that outputs the data; a plurality of registers that stores the data while sequentially shifting the data from the input unit to the output unit; an output-data selecting unit that selects desired data from among the data stored based on a predetermined priority, extract the desired data from a corresponding register, and outputs the desired data to the output unit; a detecting unit that detects an error in the desired data; a diagnostic-data writing unit that writes diagnostic data for diagnosing failure of the register in the register from which the desired data is extracted; and a diagnostic-data error detecting unit that detects an error in the diagnostic data.