System integrator and system integration method with reliability optimized integrated circuit chip selection
First Claim
1. A method for system integration, said method comprising:
- accessing, by a processor from a memory, a chip-level performance specification, a chip-level reliability specification and an inventory,said chip-level performance specification and said chip-level reliability specification each being for a specific integrated circuit chip identified for incorporation into a specific system,said specific system having a system-level reliability specification,said chip-level reliability specification being defined so that, when said specific integrated circuit chip is incorporated into said specific system, said specific system meets said system-level reliability specification, andsaid inventory referencing manufactured instances of said specific integrated circuit chip sorted into bins associated with different performance process windows and assigned different reliability levels; and
,selecting, by said processor from said inventory, one of said manufactured instances of said specific integrated circuit chip from one of said bins for incorporation into said specific system, said one of said manufactured instances of said specific integrated circuit chip being selected to meet said chip-level performance specification and said chip-level reliability specification.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a computer system for system integration, wherein chip selection for a specific system is performance and reliability optimized and, thereby cost optimized. In the system, a memory stores a chip-level performance specification and a chip-level reliability specifications, each defined for a specific integrated circuit chip that is to be incorporated into a specific system. The memory also stores an inventory that references manufactured instances of the specific integrated circuit chip sorted into bins, which are associated with different performance process windows and which are assigned different reliability levels. A processor uses the inventory to select an instance of the specific integrated circuit chip from one of the bins for actual incorporation into the specific system and does so such that the chip-level performance specification and the chip-level reliability specification are met. Also disclosed are a method and a computer program product that can similarly perform system integration.
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1. A method for system integration, said method comprising:
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accessing, by a processor from a memory, a chip-level performance specification, a chip-level reliability specification and an inventory, said chip-level performance specification and said chip-level reliability specification each being for a specific integrated circuit chip identified for incorporation into a specific system, said specific system having a system-level reliability specification, said chip-level reliability specification being defined so that, when said specific integrated circuit chip is incorporated into said specific system, said specific system meets said system-level reliability specification, and said inventory referencing manufactured instances of said specific integrated circuit chip sorted into bins associated with different performance process windows and assigned different reliability levels; and
,selecting, by said processor from said inventory, one of said manufactured instances of said specific integrated circuit chip from one of said bins for incorporation into said specific system, said one of said manufactured instances of said specific integrated circuit chip being selected to meet said chip-level performance specification and said chip-level reliability specification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer system for system integration, said computer system comprising:
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a memory storing a chip-level performance specification, a chip-level reliability specification and an inventory, said chip-level performance specification and said chip-level reliability specification each being for a specific integrated circuit chip identified for incorporation into a specific system, said specific system having a system-level reliability specification, said chip-level reliability specification being defined so that, when said specific integrated circuit chip is incorporated into said specific system, said specific system meets said system-level reliability specification, and said inventory referencing manufactured instances of said specific integrated circuit chip sorted into bins associated with different performance process windows and assigned different reliability levels; and
,a processor accessing said memory and selecting, from said inventory, one of said manufactured instances of said specific integrated circuit chip from one of said bins for incorporation into said specific system, said one of said manufactured instances of said specific integrated circuit chip being selected to meet said chip-level reliability specification. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product for system integration, said computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium storing a program instructions, said program instructions being executable by a computer system to cause said computer system to perform a method, said method comprising:
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accessing, from a memory, a chip-level performance specification, a chip-level reliability specification and an inventory, said chip-level performance specification and said chip-level reliability specification each being for a specific integrated circuit chip identified for incorporation into a specific system, said specific system having a system-level reliability specification, said chip-level reliability specification being defined so that, when said specific integrated circuit chip is incorporated into said specific system, said specific system meets said system-level reliability specification, and said inventory referencing manufactured instances of said specific integrated circuit chip sorted into bins associated with different performance process windows and assigned different reliability levels; and
,selecting, from said inventory, one of said manufactured instances of said specific integrated circuit chip from one of said bins for incorporation into said specific system, said one of said manufactured instances of said specific integrated circuit chip being selected to meet said chip-level reliability specification. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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