• DocumentCode
    2028984
  • Title

    A FPGA Simulation Using Asexual Genetic Algorithms for Integrated Self-Repair

  • Author

    Ross, Robert ; Hall, Richard

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Comput. Sci., La Trobe Univ.
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    15-18 June 2006
  • Firstpage
    301
  • Lastpage
    304
  • Abstract
    We present a simulation of circuits in a faulty field programmable gate array where reconfiguration circuitry is built-in. Diagnosis is implemented as triple redundant circuitry with majority voting and self-repair is achieved via sub-circuit chromosone mutation. Both control circuitry and our device function (full adder) circuitry is fault-managed. We evaluate our system with respect to diagnosis reliability, re configuration performance and bus density. An implementation of our model could increase the survivability of critical engineering applications
  • Keywords
    built-in self test; circuit simulation; field programmable gate arrays; genetic algorithms; integrated circuit reliability; integrated circuit testing; reconfigurable architectures; FPGA simulation; asexual genetic algorithm; built-in test; circuit simulation; control circuitry; diagnosis reliability; field programmable gate array; full adder circuitry; integrated self-repair; reconfiguration circuitry; subcircuit chromosone mutation; triple redundant circuitry; Adders; Circuit faults; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Field programmable gate arrays; Genetic algorithms; Genetic mutations; Hardware; Integrated circuit interconnections; Logic;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Adaptive Hardware and Systems, 2006. AHS 2006. First NASA/ESA Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Istanbul
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7695-2614-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/AHS.2006.3
  • Filename
    1638175