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Reconfigurable programmable logic devices

US6057703A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 22, 1997
Grant dateMay 2, 2000
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Expiry dateAug 22, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03H2222/56
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and apparatus to reconfigure a programmable logic device on a chip. The device includes a number of configurable elements. The methods include the steps of retrieving reconfiguration data pre-stored in a memory device located apart from the chip, and transferring the retrieved reconfiguration data in parallel to each of the configurable elements. One approach pre-stores the data in holograms.

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