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Reconfigurable processor module comprising hybrid stacked integrated circuit die elements

US7126214B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 16, 2004
Grant dateOct 24, 2006
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Expiry dateJan 4, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02D10/00
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A reconfigurable processor module comprising hybrid stacked integrated circuit (“IC”) die elements. In a particular embodiment disclosed herein, a processor module with reconfigurable capability may be constructed by stacking one or more thinned microprocessor, memory and/or field programmable gate array (“FPGA”) die elements and interconnecting the same utilizing contacts that traverse the thickness of the die. The processor module disclosed allows for a significant acceleration in the sharing of data between the microprocessor and the FPGA element while advantageously increasing final assembly yield and concomitantly reducing final assembly cost.

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