Methods and apparatus for dynamically configuring soft processors on an integrated circuit
US10394991B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 6, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F30/34
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An offloading engine integrated circuit that includes soft processors may be implemented using an aggregated profiler and a soft processor system generation tool. In particular, the aggregated profiler may generate a suggested configuration for soft processors within the integrated circuit. The soft processor system generation tool may use inputs based on the suggested configuration to generate a configuration bit stream that is used to configure the integrated circuit. Soft processors within the integrated circuits may be arranged in soft processors columns. Parameters for the soft processors and the soft processor columns may be dynamically reconfigured. The parameters may include sizes for each soft processor column, a number of soft processor columns, types (e.g., processor architecture types) of each processor. Multiple soft processor columns may also be grouped together to complete a single task. Interface circuitry may regulate information flow to and from the soft processor columns.
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