CA1180452A - Storage element reconfiguration - Google Patents

Storage element reconfiguration

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CA1180452A
CA1180452A CA000413640A CA413640A CA1180452A CA 1180452 A CA1180452 A CA 1180452A CA 000413640 A CA000413640 A CA 000413640A CA 413640 A CA413640 A CA 413640A CA 1180452 A CA1180452 A CA 1180452A
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storage element
data
storage
new area
crucial
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Brian B. Moore
John T. Rodell
Arthur J. Sutton
Jeff D. Vowell
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International Business Machines Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C29/00—Checking stores for correct operation ; Subsequent repair; Testing stores during standby or offline operation
    • G11C29/70—Masking faults in memories by using spares or by reconfiguring
    • G11C29/76—Masking faults in memories by using spares or by reconfiguring using address translation or modifications
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F12/00—Accessing, addressing or allocating within memory systems or architectures
    • G06F12/02—Addressing or allocation; Relocation
    • G06F12/06—Addressing a physical block of locations, e.g. base addressing, module addressing, memory dedication
    • G06F12/0646—Configuration or reconfiguration
    • G06F12/0653—Configuration or reconfiguration with centralised address assignment

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Techniques For Improving Reliability Of Storages (AREA)
  • Memory System Of A Hierarchy Structure (AREA)
CA000413640A 1981-11-10 1982-10-18 Storage element reconfiguration Expired CA1180452A (en)

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US319,869 1981-11-10
US06/319,869 US4430727A (en) 1981-11-10 1981-11-10 Storage element reconfiguration

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JP (1) JPS5888900A (enExample)
CA (1) CA1180452A (enExample)
DE (1) DE3279965D1 (enExample)

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JPS5888900A (ja) 1983-05-27
US4430727A (en) 1984-02-07
EP0078942B1 (en) 1989-09-27
EP0078942A2 (en) 1983-05-18
DE3279965D1 (en) 1989-11-02
JPS6321222B2 (enExample) 1988-05-06
EP0078942A3 (en) 1986-02-05

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