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Cell Broadband Engine Debugging for Unknown Events
September-October 2007 (vol. 24 no. 5)
pp. 486-493
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Mack W. Riley, Mike Genden, "Cell Broadband Engine Debugging for Unknown Events," IEEE Design & Test of Computers, vol. 24, no. 5, pp. 486-493, September-October, 2007.
 
 
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@article{ 10.1109/MDT.2007.157,
author = {Mack W. Riley and Mike Genden},
title = {Cell Broadband Engine Debugging for Unknown Events},
journal ={IEEE Design & Test of Computers},
volume = {24},
number = {5},
issn = {0740-7475},
year = {2007},
pages = {486-493},
doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MDT.2007.157},
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA},
}
 
 
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Architecture and design of debugging logic for high-speed processor chips is somewhat of an art form, requiring the design of logic intended to isolate events that have not occurred. In fact, the goal is for such events never to occur, but history has shown that there are usually a few problems that need debugging. The Cell Broadband Engine processor is a new multicore processor that pushed the design limits. This article explores some of the debugging features that were added to the Cell Broadband Engine design to help debug unknown events.

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Index Terms:
Cell Broadband Engine, debugging, unknown events, high-speed processors
Citation:
Mack W. Riley, Mike Genden, "Cell Broadband Engine Debugging for Unknown Events," IEEE Design & Test of Computers, vol. 24, no. 5, pp. 486-493, Sept.-Oct. 2007, doi:10.1109/MDT.2007.157
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