Programmable device having hardened circuits for predetermined digital signal processing functionality
US10720926B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 13, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jul 21, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K19/17748
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An example programmable device includes a configuration memory configured to store configuration data; a programmable logic having a configurable functionality based on the configuration data in the configuration memory; a signal conversion circuit; a digital processing circuit; an endpoint circuit coupled to the signal conversion circuit through the digital processing circuit; wherein the digital processing circuit includes a first one or more digital processing functions implemented as hardened circuits each having a predetermined functionality, and a second one or more processing functions implemented by the configurable functionality of the programmable logic.
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