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Efficient direct replacement cell fault tolerant architecture
Assignee: 4198638 CANADA Inc
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Filing: 1999-08-18
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Granted: 2000-11-28
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Expires: 2019-08-18
Abstract
Abstract A data processing system containing a monolithic network of cells with sufficient redundancy provided through direct logical replacement of defective cells by spare cells to allow a large monolithic array of cells without uncorrectable defects to by organized, where the cells have a variety of useful properties. The data processing system according to the present invention overcomes the chip-size limit and off-chip connection bottlenecks of chip-based architectures, the von Neumann bottleneck of uniprocessor architectures, the memory and I/O bottlenecks of parallel processing architectures, and the input bandwidth bottleneck of high-resolution displays, and supports integration of up to an entire massively parallel data processing system into single monolithic entity.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard S. Norman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 11:42
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/03; G06F3/041; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/13306; G02F1/13318; G02F1/135; G06F11/00; G06F11/07; G06F11/16; G06F11/20; G06F11/202; G06F11/2041; G06F11/2051; G06F15/00; G06F15/76; G06F15/80; G06F15/8007; G06F15/8023; G06F3/043; G09; G09G; G09G3/00; G09G3/20; G09G3/2085; G09G3/2088; H; H10; H10F; H10F39/00; H10F39/10; H10F39/12; H10F39/15; H10F39/153; G09G2300/00; G09G2300/08; G09G2300/0809; G09G2300/0842; G09G2330/00; G09G2330/08; G09G2330/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 words
A complete data processing system comprising integrated circuits, with all said integrated circuits within said complete data processing system being fabricated on a single monolithic substrate, said complete data processing system including means for input directly from a source external to the system without that input signal being relayed through a physical connection between the monolithic data processing system and the source, processing means, memory means, and means for output to a receiver external to the system without that output signal being relayed through a physical connection between the monolithic data processing system and the receiver.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
96 words
A complete data processing system comprising integrated circuits, with all said integrated circuits within said complete data processing system being fabricated on a single monolithic substrate, said complete data processing system including means for input directly from a source external to the system without that input signal being relayed through a physical connection between the monolithic data processing system and the source, processing means, memory means, and means for output to a receiver external to the system without that output signal being relayed through a physical connection between the monolithic data processing system and the receiver.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A complete data processing system as defined in claim 1, wherein the complete data processing system is lithographically fabricated on a single substrate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
A complete data processing system as defined in claim 1, wherein the output means include means to send human-comprehensible output directly to a human operator without that output being processed by or passing through any separately fabricated device.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A complete data processing system as defined in claim 3, wherein the complete data processing system is lithographically fabricated on a single substrate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
A complete data processing system as defined in claim 3, wherein the input means include means to receive input directly from a human operator without that input signal being relayed through or processed by any separately fabricated device.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
A complete data processing system as defined in claim 5, wherein the complete data processing system is lithographically fabricated on a single substrate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
A complete data processing system as defined in claim 5, wherein the system also has power absorption and/or power storage means within the thin sheet.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
A complete data processing system fabricated as a single thin sheet as defined in claim 6, wherein the system also has means for power absorption and/or power storage fabricated on the monolithic substrate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
119 words
A data processing system comprising a monolithic array of cells or a monolithic network of cells from which an array of cells can be organized, with each said array cell having direct output means to send an output signal directly to a device external to said data processing system without said output signal being relayed through other cells, through a physical carrier common to that cell and other said array cells, or through an output device fabricated as a separate physical entity from the cell array, and each said cell having processing means and memory means that are sufficient to extract a datum from a compressed data stream prior to transmitting that datum through the cell's direct output means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
119 words
A data processing system comprising a monolithic array of cells or a monolithic network of cells from which an array of cells can be organized, with each said array cell having direct output means to send an output signal directly to a device external to said data processing system without said output signal being relayed through other cells, through a physical carrier common to that cell and other said array cells, or through an output device fabricated as a separate physical entity from the cell array, and each said cell having processing means and memory means that are sufficient to extract a datum from a compressed data stream prior to transmitting that datum through the cell's direct output means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
67 words
A complete data processing system fabricated as a thin sheet whose total thickness is less than 1 millimeter, said complete data processing system including means for input directly from a source external to the system without that input signal being relayed through a physical connection between the monolithic data processing system and the source; and means for processing, memory, and direct output as defined in claim 9.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
A system as defined in claim 10, wherein the direct output means include optical output means and each array cell has spare optical output elements.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
65 words
A system as defined in claim 10, wherein each said array cell has direct input means to receive an input signal directly from a device external to the system without that input signal being relayed through another cell, through a physical carrier common to that cell and other said cells, or through an input device fabricated as a separate physical entity from the cell array.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
A system as defined in claim 12, wherein the direct output means include optical output means and each array cell has spare optical output elements.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
29 words
A system as defined in claim 12, wherein the direct output means include optical output means and the direct input means include means for touch detection or proximity detection.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
33 words
A system as defined in claim 12, wherein the cells include means for individually or cooperatively focusing the cells' direct input means on an external source whose distance and/or direction are not predetermined.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
33 words
A system as defined in claim 12, wherein the cells include means for individually or cooperatively focusing the cells' direct input means on an external source whose distance and/or direction are not predetermined.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
43 words
A system as defined in claim 12, wherein each said array cell includes direct input means, processing means, memory means, direct output means and means for power absorption and/or power storage, all within a 1 centimeter radius of the center of the cell.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
35 words
A system as defined in claim 10, wherein the cells include means for individually or cooperatively focusing output from the cells' direct output means on an external receiver whose distance and/or direction are not predetermined.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
42 words
A system as defined in claim 10, wherein each said cell includes means for joining a power-sharing bus common to or associated with a plurality of cells in a region of the network of cells that is smaller than the entire network.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 2003-11-28 | 2004-05-29 | 2004-11-28 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2007-11-28 | 2008-05-29 | 2008-11-28 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2011-11-28 | 2012-05-29 | 2012-11-28 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |