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Interpret SECDED memory errors

TechniquesSiliconReliabilityECCSECDED
DifficultyEasy
TopicPost-Silicon Validation
LanguageSystemVerilog
Format4 choices
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Problem

A memory uses single-error-correct, double-error-detect ECC. One read reports a correctable event; another reports an uncorrectable event. Which interpretation is valid?

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Answer choices (4)