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The Soft Error Problem: An Architectural Perspective

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Shubhendu S. Mukherjee,

Joel Emer,

Steven K. ReinhardtAuthors Info & Claims

HPCA '05: Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on High-Performance Computer Architecture

Pages 243 - 247

https://doi.org/10.1109/HPCA.2005.37

Published: 12 February 2005 Publication History

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This paper gives a broad overview of the soft error problem from an architectural perspective. We start with basic definitions followed by a description of techniques to compute the softerror rate. Then, we summarize techniques used to reduce the soft error rate. Finally, we outline future directions for architecture research in soft errors.

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The Soft Error Problem: An Architectural Perspective
1. Computer systems organization
  1. Dependable and fault-tolerant systems and networks
2. Hardware
  1. Hardware test
  2. Robustness

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HPCA '05: Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on High-Performance Computer Architecture

February 2005

350 pages

ISBN:0769522750

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