System and method for programming the hardware of field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and related reconfiguration resources as if they were software by creating hardware objects
US6230307A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 26, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 8, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 26, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F30/34
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for programming the hardware of field programmable gate arrays and related reconfigurable resources as if they were software by creating hardware objects that implement application level functionalities, operating system functionalities, and hardware functionalities. Further controlling and executing the hardware objects via high level software constructs and managing the reconfigurable resources, such that the reconfigurable resources are optimized for the tasks currently executing.
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