Patent ID: 7058870
Filing Date: 2006-06-06
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a plurality of semiconductor devices coupled by a plurality of interconnects; a buffer adapted to receive a plurality of data streams; a convolver, coupled to the buffer comprising at least one convolution signature register; a router coupled between the buffer and the convolver and adapted to selectively route a first group of bits of the plurality of data streams and a second group of bits of the plurality of data streams from the buffer to one or more of a plurality of convolution elements comprised in the convolver, wherein the router comprises at least one router signature register; and an analyzer, coupled to the convolver and adapted to access the convolution and router signature registers, wherein the analyzer is adapted to isolate at least one of a faulty semiconductor device and a faulty interconnection from among the plurality of semiconductor devices coupled by the plurality of interconnections using the contents of the convolution and router signature registers.