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System for rapid configuration of a programmable logic device

US6642743B2 · kind B2 · utility

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30Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 7, 2002
Grant dateNov 4, 2003
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Expiry dateFeb 16, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K19/17758
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system for relatively rapidly configuring reconfigurable devices with a plurality of latches is provided. The number of clock cycles for loading the configuration data may be reduced by a substantial amount, and the fidelity of data loaded into the configuration latches may be relatively high. The invention also incorporates procedures for configuring multiple reconfigurable devices, which are similar to daisy chaining techniques.

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