Transparent field reconfiguration for programmable logic devices
US7737723B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 18, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jun 15, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K19/1776
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a programmable logic device (PLD, such as a field programmable gate array (FPGA)) includes a plurality of input/output blocks adapted to precondition registers within the programmable logic device with desired signal values prior to release of control of the input/output blocks to user-defined logic provided by a reconfiguration.
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