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FPGA CLE with two independent carry chains

US6107827A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 13, 1999
Grant dateAug 22, 2000
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Expiry dateMay 13, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K19/17796
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention provides an FPGA comprising an array of identical tiles. Each tile comprises a logic block that includes a Configurable Logic Element (CLE). In one embodiment, the CLE is implemented in two similar portions called "slices". Each slice has a separate carry chain. In a CLE with four function generators, each carry chain incorporates the outputs of two function generators.

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