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General purpose input/output system and method

US8049531B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 14, 2007
Grant dateNov 1, 2011
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Expiry dateAug 3, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L25/0278
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system for general purpose input-output (IO), including a first pad; an IO buffer comprising the first pad; and an IO datapath logic block operatively connected to the IO buffer, where the IO datapath logic block and the IO buffer are associated with a general purpose IO block in a heterogeneous configurable integrated circuit (HCIC).

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