A fault-tolerant FFT processor

Abstract

A scheme for concurrent fault detection by recomputing and a fault-tolerant FFT processor using the scheme are proposed. An FFT processor with perfect shuffle is considered. The realization of the processor is based on a linear cellular automaton (LCA) model having the constant-weight and equidistance properties. When a fault occurs in the processor, the fault is detected concurrently and the processor is reconfigured by replacing the faulty butterfly unit with a normal one according to the state of the processor. The reconfiguration can be made within a clock period by making a state transition based on the LCA model and by reconnecting the butterfly units according to the new state. The processor can be reconfigured quickly, so that it can be used for highly reliable real-time data processing systems.<>