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A scalable memorybuiltinselfrepair
algorithm based on ECC check code
 

REN Xiujiang1,XIE Xianghui2,SHI Jingjing1   

  1. (1.Jiangnan Institute of Computing Technology,Wuxi 214083;
    2.State Key Laboratory of Mathematical Engineering and Advanced Computing,Wuxi 214125,China)
     
  • Received:2016-09-06 Revised:2016-11-03 Online:2017-02-25 Published:2017-02-25

Abstract:

With the continuous progress of microelectronic technology, the static random access memory (SRAM) occupies the majority area of modern systemsonachip (SoC), so the defect rate of the SRAM has become an important factor affecting the yield of chips. We propose a scalable memorybuiltinselfrepair algorithm(SMBISR)based on error checking and correcting (ECC) check code. With the same redundant SRAM structure, the correcting capability of the ECC code can enhance the faulttolerant capability, thus increasing the rate of finished product of chips effectively without increasing test time. We implement the algorithm on the RTL, and the evaluation of the backend design shows that its working frequency can reach 1GHz while the area overhead is only 1.5%.
 

Key words: MBSIR, MBIST, ECC