Program-controlled unit and method
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Abstract
A program-controlled unit includes a single controller core that has a first and at least a second execution unit, which units are operable independently of one another in a first operating mode, and process the same instructions in parallel in a second operating mode.
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16. A program-controlled computer unit, comprising:
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a single controller core including at least a first execution unit and a second execution unit;
wherein the first and the second execution units are operable independently of one another in a first operating mode, and wherein the first and the second execution units are operable in a second operating mode to process the same set of instructions in parallel. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for operating a program-controlled computer unit that includes:
- a) a single controller core having at least a first execution unit and a second execution unit, wherein the first and the second execution units are operable independently of one another in a first operating mode, and wherein the first and the second execution units are operable in a second operating mode to process the same set of instructions in parallel; and
b) an error detection device having at least one comparison unit, the method comprising;
performing, in the second operating mode, at least one of an error detection and an error correction in accordance with an error handling routine using the error detection device, wherein the at least one comparison unit provides a comparison, accordance with an error handling routine, for at least one of the following;
a) a set of input data for the first and the second execution units;
b) a set of output signals calculated by the first and the second execution units; and
c) a set of error correction codes assigned to output signals calculated by the first and the second execution units, and wherein an error signal is generated if the comparison does not produce an agreement. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
- a) a single controller core having at least a first execution unit and a second execution unit, wherein the first and the second execution units are operable independently of one another in a first operating mode, and wherein the first and the second execution units are operable in a second operating mode to process the same set of instructions in parallel; and
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