Reconfigurable interconnect for use in software-defined radio systems
US7856611B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 1, 2005 |
| Grant date | Dec 21, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F30/30
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of fabricating an interconnect circuit for coupling a plurality of reconfigurable component blocks that implement a defined function. The method comprises the steps of: 1) determining P possible configurations for implementing the defined function; 2) for each of the P possible configuration, determining a list of required interconnections between the plurality of reconfigurable component blocks; 3) determining from the P lists of required interconnections a minimum number, B, of data buses required to implement the P possible configurations for the defined function; 4) for each of the P possible configurations, determining the interconnections of each of the plurality of reconfigurable component blocks to each of the B buses; and 5) implementing programmable switches capable of coupling a first reconfigurable component block to a first bus only if required to implement at least one of the P possible configurations.
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