RECONFIGURABLE PROCESSOR AND RECONFIGURATION METHOD EXECUTED BY THE RECONFIGURABLE PROCESSOR
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1. A reconfigurable processor comprising:
- a processing unit having a plurality of data processing units; and
a reconfiguration unit that reconfigures said processing unit according to an error of said processing unit.
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Abstract
A reconfigurable processor which is capable of carrying out or continuing processing even after occurrence of an error in a data processing unit within the reconfigurable processor. The reconfigurable processor has a processing element matrix comprised of a plurality of processing elements. The reconfigurable processor reconfigures the processing element matrix according to an error of the processing element matrix.
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1. A reconfigurable processor comprising:
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a processing unit having a plurality of data processing units; and a reconfiguration unit that reconfigures said processing unit according to an error of said processing unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of reconfiguring a reconfigurable processor having a plurality of data processing units comprising:
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a detection step of detecting an error in each of the data processing units; and a reconfiguration step of reconfiguring the reconfigurable processor in response to detection of an error. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer program for reconfiguring a reconfigurable processor including a plurality of data processing units, comprising:
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a detection module for detecting an error in each of the processing devices; and a reconfiguration module for reconfiguring the reconfigurable processor in response to detection of an error.
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