Error Correction Code in SoC FPGA-Based Memory Systems On GlobalSpec

From Altera Corporation

This paper examines the potential sources and implications of soft errors and a
method implemented by Altera Corporation and Micron Technology to make
embedded systems more resilient to these types of soft errors through error detection
and correction.

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