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Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2010

Filed:

Dec. 13, 2005
Applicants:

Krisztian Flautner, Cambridge, GB;

David Michael Bull, Balsham, GB;

Todd Michael Austin, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

David Theodore Blaauw, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Trevor Nigel Mudge, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Inventors:

Krisztian Flautner, Cambridge, GB;

David Michael Bull, Balsham, GB;

Todd Michael Austin, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

David Theodore Blaauw, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Trevor Nigel Mudge, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Assignees:

ARM Limited, Cambridge, GB;

The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/26 (2006.01); G01R 31/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An integrated circuithas a specified range of runtime-variable operating parameters. Data processing circuitswithin the integrated circuithave associated error detection and error repair mechanisms. When operating within a narrow typical-case range of runtime-variable operating parameters the data processing circuitsoperate correctly and substantially without error. When operating outside of this typical-case range but inside the specified range of permitted values for the run-time variable operating parameters, then the error detection and error repair circuitoperate to repair the errors which occur.


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