Patent · US Expired

Structured integrated circuit device

US7514959B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 17, 2006
Grant dateApr 7, 2009
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Expiry dateMar 31, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K19/17796
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A configurable logic array may include: a multiplicity of logic cells, containing look-up tables; customizable metal and via connection layers overlying the multiplicity of logic cells; a multiplicity of device customizable I/O cells; a multiplicity of configuration customizable RAM blocks; a ROM block with customizable contents; and a microprocessor with customizable I/O for configuring and testing the array, where the customizations are all done on a single via layer.

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