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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2003
Applicants:
William Robbins, Bristol, GB;
Michael Davison, Gloucestershire, GB;
Simon Howell, Bristol, GB;
Anthony Peter John Claydon, Bath, GB;
Inventors:
William Robbins, Bristol, GB;
Michael Davison, Gloucestershire, GB;
Simon Howell, Bristol, GB;
Anthony Peter John Claydon, Bath, GB;
Assignee:
picoChips Design Limited, Bath, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An array of processing elements can incorporate a degree of redundancy. Specifically, the array includes one or more spare, or redundant, rows of array elements, in addition to the number required to implement the intended function or functions of the device. If a defect occurs in one of the processors in the device, then the entire row which includes that defective processor is not used, and is replaced by a spare row.