Patent · US Expired

Method for configuring a configurable hardware block by configuring configurable connections provided around a given type of subunit

US6996709B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Infineon Technologies AG · DE

Inventors

Ralf Arnold · Aalen, DE
Helge Kleve · Geisenfeld, DE
Christian Siemers · Heide, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 23, 2001
Grant date	Feb 7, 2006
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 5, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F15/7867
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for configuring a configurable hardware block includes implementing commands and/or command sequences of a program to be executed. The implementing step includes ascertaining a given type of subunit of a configurable hardware block, the given type of subunit being required for executing a respective command, selecting, if available, a subunit of the given type of subunit, configuring configurable connections provided around the subunit selected in the selecting step, if the subunit of the given type of subunit is found in the selecting step, and ascertaining configuration data with the step of implementing the commands and/or command sequences. The configurable hardware block is configured by using the configuration data.

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