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Temporally-assisted resource sharing in electronic systems

US8141024B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 4, 2008
Grant dateMar 20, 2012
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Expiry dateNov 11, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F30/30
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and apparatuses to optimize integrated circuits by identifying functional modules in the circuit having similar functionality that can share circuit resources and producing a modified description of the circuit where the similar functional modules are folded onto common circuit resources and time-multiplexed using an original system clock or a fast clock.

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