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System level interconnect with programmable switching

US8026739B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Cypress Semiconductor Corporation · US

Inventors

Bert Sullam · Bellevue, US
Warren Snyder · Snohomish, US
Haneef Mohammed · Beaverton, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 27, 2007
Grant date	Sep 27, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 7, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH03K19/1776
WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Different functional elements are all located on a same integrated circuit wherein at least one of the functional elements comprises a micro-controller. Configuration registers or configuration memory in the integrated circuit store configuration values loaded by the micro-controller. Connectors are configured to connect the integrated circuit to external signals. A system level interconnect also located in the integrated circuit programmably connects together the different functional elements and different connectors according to the configuration values loaded into the configuration registers.

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