Ollivier, SEBASTIEN
(2019)
Derived ECC for Protection of On-Demand Data.
Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
Traditional error correction coding (ECC) methodologies store data parity bits along with
data they protect. Subsequently, upon accessing the combined data and parity bits it is
possible discover and correct faults in either the data or correction bits. In domain-wall
memories (DWMs), a type of sequential access non-volatile memory related to spin-transfer
torque magnetic memory (STT-MRAM), it is not convenient or efficient to store data to
protect access errors data shifting during sequential access. To solve this problem, we propose
a new technique called derived error correction (DEC) for such cases where it is intractable
to record metadata for error correction. Instead, we rebuild the metadata on-demand and
store only the parity bits that protect the metadata. The DWM metadata is constructed
using a novel transverse read (TR). TR reads in an orthogonal direction of a traditional
DWM access point and can be used to calculate number of ones in a DWM. Faults in the
metadata correspond to shift-errors in the DWM. Using ECC, we can correct these faults
in the metadata and use these corrections to repair the shifting state of the DWM to ensure
correct operation. Through these techniques, we propose a shift-aware error correction code
that provides a lifetime over 10 years while reducing area by 2.6 and 3.7 times against state
of the art technique.
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University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| Creators | Email | Pitt Username | ORCID  |
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| Ollivier, SEBASTIEN | sbo15@pitt.edu | sbo15 | |
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| Date: |
23 January 2019 |
| Date Type: |
Publication |
| Defense Date: |
28 November 2018 |
| Approval Date: |
23 January 2019 |
| Submission Date: |
19 November 2018 |
| Access Restriction: |
1 year -- Restrict access to University of Pittsburgh for a period of 1 year. |
| Number of Pages: |
38 |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
Swanson School of Engineering > Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Degree: |
MS - Master of Science |
| Thesis Type: |
Master's Thesis |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Memory, reliability, DWM, ECC |
| Date Deposited: |
23 Jan 2019 16:25 |
| Last Modified: |
23 Jan 2020 06:15 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/35523 |
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