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Method and apparatus for implementing a processor interface block with an electronic design automation tool

US7895549B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 23, 2007
Grant dateFeb 22, 2011
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Expiry dateApr 12, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2115/10
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electric design automation (EDA) tool for generating a design of a system on a field programmable gate array (FPGA) includes a library that includes a processor interface block selectable by a designer to represent a component in the design that is accessible to a processor. The EDA tool also includes a processor interface circuitry generation unit to automatically generate circuitry in the design to support the processor interface block without input from the designer.

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