Unidirectional Error Correcting Codes for Memory Systems: A Comparative Study

Abstract

In order to achieve fault tolerance, highly reliable system often require the ability to detect errors as soon as they occur and prevent the speared of erroneous information throughout the system. Thus, the need for codes capable of detecting and correcting byte errors are extremely important since many memory systems use b-bit-per-chip organization. Redundancy on the chip must be put to make fault-tolerant design available. This paper examined several methods of computer memory systems, and then a proposed technique is designed to choose a suitable method depending on the organization of memory systems. The constructed codes require a minimum number of check bits with respect to codes used previously, then it is optimized to fit the organization of memory systems according to the requirements for data and byte lengths.