Automatic modifications of high level VHDL descriptions for fault detection or tolerance

Régis Leveugle (1)

1 TIMA - Techniques de l'Informatique et de la Microélectronique pour l'Architecture des systèmes intégrés

The need for integrated mechanisms providing on-line error detection or fault tolerance is becoming a major concern due to the increasing sensitivity of the circuits to their environment. This paper reports on a tool automating the implementation of such mechanisms by modifying high-level VHDL descriptions. The modifications are compatible with industrial design flows based on commercial synthesis and simulation tools. The results demonstrate the feasibility and the efficiency of the approach.

Mots clés: high-level-VHDL-descriptions; automatic-description-modification; on-line-error-detection; integrated-fault-tolerance-mechanisms; circuit-environmental-sensitivity; automated-modification-tool; industrial-design-flow-compatibility; commercial-synthesis-tools; simulation-tools

Domaines: Micro et nanotechnologies/Microélectronique

Régis Leveugle. Automatic modifications of high level VHDL descriptions for fault detection or tolerance. Proceedings-2002-Design,-Automation-and-Test-in-Europe-Conference-and-Exhibition. 2002:, 2002, Paris, France. pp.837-41, ⟨10.1109/DATE.2002.998396⟩. ⟨hal-00015045⟩