This is already common practice in the industry when you can't get your yield up.
There are two methods that I've seen:
Redundant cells - extra cells in the array that can be swapped in to replace bad cells
Error-correction - extra cells are used for each word (for example, 12 bits total for every byte), and an algorithm is implemented during the read cycle to determine the correct values
The key is determining how much to add. Having too few won't allow you to hit your yield targets, and adding too many is a waste of area (i.e. money). And as you mentioned, products that are more logic intensive don't benefit from this very much.
Having a tight process with great yield is still the best approach (if you can achieve it), though, because you get the great yield with smaller die.
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Charge me nothing extra and leave off ALL DRM. That includes that macrovision crap and all of it. Don't require special software or hardware. Just don't put the DRM in place. Fixed it for you.
...think of the children? I mean after all, today's children should have just as much opportunity (and motivation) to rape, pillage, and maim as previous generations!
Therefore it really doesn't matter if every client has access to 2GB of storage since they don't deliver the attachments to fill that space up anyway. Don't worry. They more than make up for it with extra spam to fill the void.
...the blasted rams would eat at the memory. You had things eating away at the memory? It must not have been that long ago if you were running windows!
I for one welcome our new cyborg fruit fly overlords!
If people really have free will, why do they keep automatically making that "I for one welcome our new overlords" joke?
Now I've heard of not RTFA, but not even reading the title? Come on.
It said "Fruit Flies Show Spark of Free Will". It says nothing of people. Clearly the facts show that people do not possess any sort of free will. I mean, how else would one explain American Idol?
Most companies have to worry about depreciation when they can't keep their fabs running at capacity.
So does this one need to worry about the ink cartridges drying out? Moreover, how soon before their cartridges start shutting themselves off claiming they've "expired"?
You're holding the tool accountable for what people do (when you don't like the people that use the tool)... That's strange, because most of the SUV drivers I've seen on the road are tools.
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There are two methods that I've seen:
The key is determining how much to add. Having too few won't allow you to hit your yield targets, and adding too many is a waste of area (i.e. money). And as you mentioned, products that are more logic intensive don't benefit from this very much.
Having a tight process with great yield is still the best approach (if you can achieve it), though, because you get the great yield with smaller die.
You mean something like this?
http://www.bizmediascience.com/uploads/badcheck.jpg
Great. I guess this means I'll start getting a bunch of spam from fake Hotmail accounts.
Oh, wait...
"Trust me baby, I'm a professional. See? It says so right here on my card -- Penetration-Testing Consultant."
Most people here seem to think that the millions of dollars and years of research were for testing whether or not the kimchi could be taken into space. The researchers did not care about sending the kimchi up; they were developing a new ventilation system so that the fellow astronauts could make it back down alive.
Yes, but iis there anyone from Miissiissiippii?
Typical journalism. Not a single mention in TFA of the cheerleader that was saved.
Charge me nothing extra and leave off ALL DRM. That includes that macrovision crap and all of it. Don't require special software or hardware. Just don't put the DRM in place. Fixed it for you.
I think the idea was to teach kids to type with more than just their thumbs.
This is all just a clever trick to gain publicity for Buzz and possibly even to provide more work for the mascot during the off season!
...think of the children? I mean after all, today's children should have just as much opportunity (and motivation) to rape, pillage, and maim as previous generations!
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This is Slashdot. We're way ahead of you!
...the blasted rams would eat at the memory. You had things eating away at the memory? It must not have been that long ago if you were running windows!*rimshot*
Now I've heard of not RTFA, but not even reading the title? Come on.If people really have free will, why do they keep automatically making that "I for one welcome our new overlords" joke?
It said "Fruit Flies Show Spark of Free Will". It says nothing of people. Clearly the facts show that people do not possess any sort of free will. I mean, how else would one explain American Idol?
Technology cannot replace something which was never there in the first place.
It loses 50% of it's value the moment you get Windows up and running on it. Phew! For a second there you had me worried.
So what happens if someone with ADHD tries to program in C with this? Can you enter the result in the Obfuscated C Code Contest?
I SEX typed SEX this SEX using SEX my SEX own SEX BCI-controlled SEX computer. SEX It SEX really SEX works SEX great!
Most companies have to worry about depreciation when they can't keep their fabs running at capacity.
So does this one need to worry about the ink cartridges drying out? Moreover, how soon before their cartridges start shutting themselves off claiming they've "expired"?