On the Efficacy of ECC and the Benefits of FinFET Transistor Layout for GPU Reliability

Using error-correcting codes (ECCs) is considered one of the most effective ways to mask the effects of radiation-induced faults in memory and computing devices. Unfortunately, with the increased complexity of modern processors, there is a growing amount of hidden logic and memory resources, such as flip-flops in internal pipelines and queues, that cannot be easily protected by ECC. In this paper,...