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Method of creating a mask-programmed logic device from a pre-existing circuit design

US6938236B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 29, 2002
Grant dateAug 30, 2005
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Expiry dateMar 4, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F30/398
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for creating a mask-programmed device from a preexisting design of a source device is provided. The method includes creating a netlist from a user defined circuit configuration file, configuring logic resources on the mask-programmed device produce basic logic elements, and generating a custom interconnect based on the netlist that interconnects the configured logic resources to produce the desired logic design.

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