System and method for performing deterministic processing

Details System and method for performing deterministic processing System and method for performing deterministic processing

2005-09-02

2011-12-06

Faherty, Corey (Department: 2183)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: processing

Processing control

Specialized instruction processing in support of testing,...

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08074059

ABSTRACT:
A system and method is provided for performing deterministic processing on a non-deterministic computer system. In one example, the system forces execution of one or more computer instructions to execute within a constant execution time. A deterministic engine, if necessary, waits a variable amount of time to ensure that the execution of the computer instructions is performed over the constant execution time. Because the execution time is constant, the execution is deterministic and therefore may be used in applications requiring deterministic behavior. For example, such a deterministic engine may be used in automated test equipment (ATE) applications.

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