General purpose input/output system and method
US8049531B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 14, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 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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