Field programmable application specific integrated circuit with programmable logic array and method of designing and programming the programmable logic array

US7800404B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Integrated Device Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Hare K. Verma · Campbell, US
• Manoj Gunwani · San Jose, US
• Conrad Kong · San Jose, US
• Jai Liu · Taipei, TW
• Nilanjan Chatterjee · Cupertino, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 5, 2008
• Grant date: Sep 21, 2010
• Expiry date: Dec 5, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H03K19/177
• WIPO field: Basic communication processes
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A programmable logic array for use in a field programmable application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) implementation is provided. The programmable logic array includes programmable logic blocks, and programmable logic interfaces. The programmable logic interfaces couple the programmable logic blocks to external interfaces of the field programmable ASIC, and enable the programmable logic array to be inserted into the field programmable ASIC as a hard macro block.