Implementing ECC redundancy using reconfigurable logic blocks

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9230687
APP PUB NO 20140317473A1
SERIAL NO

13867207

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A method, system and computer program product are provided for implementing ECC (Error Correction Codes) redundancy using reconfigurable logic blocks in a computer system. When a fail is detected when reading from memory, it is determined if the incorrect data is in the data or the ECC component of the data. When incorrect data is found in the ECC component of the data, and an actionable threshold is not reached, a predetermined Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability (RAS) action is taken. When the actionable threshold is reached with incorrect data identified in the ECC component of the data, an analysis process is performed to determine if the ECC logic is faulty. When a fail in the ECC logic is detected, the identified ECC failed logic is replaced with a spare block of logic.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cordero, Edgar R Round Rock, US 63 485
Dell, Timothy J Colchester, US 79 2278
Henderson, Joab D Pflugerville, US 30 215
Sabrowski, Jeffrey A Leander, US 17 105
Saetow, Anuwat Austin, US 40 192
Sethuraman, Saravanan Bangalore, IN 61 351

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