Characterizing the Effects of Intermittent Faults on a Processor for Dependability Enhancement Strategy

Table 1

Representative units and corresponding modules under investigation in the target CMT.

Functional Blocks	Unit	Module	Number of NETs	Number of REGs	Description
Control	AGEN	IFU_AGD	3731	122	Address generation
		IFU_AGC	2388	62	AGD control logic
	PKU	PKU_PKD	70	0	Pick error detection or checking
		PKU_PCK	136	3	Pick control logic
		PKU_SWL	2144	78	Thread finite state machines
	Decoder	DEC_DED	415	13	Decode, error detection and checking
		DEC_DCD	184	0	Decoding logic
		DEC_DEL	2411	29	Decode control logic
Execution	ALU	EXU_EDP	2161	30	ALU data path
		EXU_ECT	1381	22	ALU control logic
Storage	IRF	EXU_IRF	329	14	Integer register file
		EXU_ECC	479	11	ECC generation
		EXU_RML	1742	52	Register management logic