Electronic systems composed of embedded processors and memories are everywhere from household appliances via transportation systems to utilities and production plants. Failures of such systems, in many areas of application, can cause human life and huge financial losses. Hence, making such systems reliable has become a major issue in science and technology. Typically, the reliability refers to specific hardware units and their faulty behavior. Dependability is somehow the top-level term incorporating all safety and reliability aspects. If applied to hardware, the dependability typically includes system extensions that can detect, correct, and tolerate errors. We can assume that a system is highly dependable, if it is fail-safe. The detailed list of course topics includes:
- Defects, Faults, Errors, and Failures,
- Yield Modeling and Analysis,
- Yield Forecast and Control,
- Redundancy and Fault Tolerance
- Error Detection and Correction Codes,
- Built-In-Self-Repair,
- Dependable Processors,
- Error Resilience.
- Dr. Stamenkovic: Dr. Zoran Stamenkovic
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