Local memory unit system with global access for use on reconfigurable chips
US6347346B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 30, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K19/1776
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A memory access system is described in which local memory units on a reconfigurable chip can be used in conjunction with the system memory. Data path units on the reconfigurable chip can cause data to be swapped in and out of the local memory units as a result of calculations within the reconfigurable fabric. Alternately, a cache-like system can be used so that the data can be read into the local memory unit from the system memory units automatically.
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