Configurable integrated circuit with error correcting circuitry
US7529992B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 27, 2006 |
| Grant date | May 5, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C2029/0411
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An integrated circuit (IC) performs error detection and correction on configuration data. The IC includes a configuration memory for storing configuration data and error correction data, and error correction circuitry for receiving the configuration data, correcting a particular error in the received configuration data when the particular error exists in the configuration data, and outputting the configuration data without the particular error. The IC further includes a configurable circuit (e.g., a configurable logic circuit or a configurable interconnect circuit) that receives the error-corrected configuration data from the error correction circuitry, and circuitry to write the corrected configuration data and error data back into the configuration memory.
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