Title :
Architectural Vulnerability Factor (or, does a soft error matter?)
Author :
Mukherjee, Shubu
Author_Institution :
Intel, Santa Clara, CA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. In this talk, the author outlines how the soft error problem is affecting microprocessor design, how to compute the AVFs for various processor structures, and how to estimates AVFs at run-time using a new concept called quantized AVFs.
Keywords :
microprocessor chips; architectural vulnerability factor; microprocessor design; soft error problem; Analytical models; Circuit faults; Computational modeling; Error analysis; Fault tolerant systems; Moore´s Law; Power system reliability; Predictive models; Protection; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
Defect and Fault Tolerance of VLSI Systems, 2008. DFTVS '08. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3365-0
DOI :
10.1109/DFT.2008.68
