Method for managing circuit reliability
First Claim
1. A method for managing reliability of a circuit, the circuit comprising a plurality of duplicate components, each of the components comprising one or more modules of electronic circuitry and each of the components having a same operating characteristic, less than all of the components being active at any time during circuit operation, the method comprising:
- operating the circuit with a first set of the components;
selecting a second set of the components with which to operate without altering circuit performance and in accordance with a circuit reliability protocol, including deactivating at least one component of the first set and activating at least one other component of the circuit as part of the second set; and
operating the circuit with the second set of components.
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Abstract
Managing reliability of a circuit that includes a plurality of duplicate components, with less than all of the components being active at any time during circuit operation, where reliability is managed by operating, by the circuit, with a first set of components that includes a predefined number of components; selecting, without altering circuit performance and in accordance with a circuit reliability protocol, a second set of components with which to operate, including activating an inactive component and deactivating an active component of the first set of components; and operating, by the circuit, with the second set of components.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for managing reliability of a circuit, the circuit comprising a plurality of duplicate components, each of the components comprising one or more modules of electronic circuitry and each of the components having a same operating characteristic, less than all of the components being active at any time during circuit operation, the method comprising:
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operating the circuit with a first set of the components; selecting a second set of the components with which to operate without altering circuit performance and in accordance with a circuit reliability protocol, including deactivating at least one component of the first set and activating at least one other component of the circuit as part of the second set; and operating the circuit with the second set of components. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A circuit with managed reliability, the circuit comprising:
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a plurality of duplicate components, each of the components comprising one or more modules of electronic circuitry and each of the components having a same operating characteristic, less than all of the components being active at any time during circuit operation; a first set of the components operating in the circuit; and component selection logic configured to select a second set of components with which to operate without altering circuit performance and in accordance with a circuit reliability protocol, including deactivating at least one component of the first set and activating at least one other component of the circuit as part of the second set. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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