Fault injection

A logic encoded in one or more tangible media for execution and when executed operable to perform a method, the method comprising:

• receiving a set of data describing a fault type, a fault initiation time, and a fault duration;
• programming an embedded fault injector (EFI) in an ASIC based at least in part on the set of data;
• and
• controlling a fault signal with the EFI, where the fault signal is based, at least in part, on the set of data, and where the fault signal is injected into a path in the ASIC,
• where the path is configured to carry data between one or more logics that process data in the ASIC and a serializer de-serializer (SERDES) within the ASIC.

A system, comprising:

• means for receiving a set of data describing a fault type, a fault initiation time, and a fault duration;
• means for programming an embedded fault injector logic (EFIL) in an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) based, at least in part, on the set of data;
• and
• means for controlling an embedded set of multiplexers (ESOMs) that are controllable to inject a fault signal to a data path configured to carry data between one or more logics in an ASIC and a serializer de-serializer (SERDES) within the ASIC, where the ESOMs are controlled, at least in part, by the EFIL.