Flash-based FPGA with secure reprogramming
US7885122B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 2009 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C16/102
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A flash-based programmable integrated circuit includes programmable circuitry, a flash memory array coupled to the programmable circuitry for configuring it, flash programming circuitry for programming the flash memory array, and an on-chip intelligence, such as a microcontroller or state machine, coupled to the programming circuitry to program the flash memory from off-chip data supplied via an I/O pad, or to refresh the data stored in the flash memory to prevent it from degrading.
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