Reconfigurable integrated circuit architecture with on-chip configuration and reconfiguration
US8390325B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 23, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 23, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/1428
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The exemplary embodiments provide a reconfigurable integrated circuit capable of on-chip configuration and reconfiguration, comprising: a plurality of configurable composite circuit elements; a configuration and control bus; a memory; and a sequential processor. Each composite circuit element comprises: a configurable circuit; and an element interface and control circuit, the element interface and control circuit comprising an element controller and at least one configuration and control register to store one or more configuration and control words. The configuration and control bus is coupled to the plurality of configurable composite circuit elements, and comprises a plurality of address and control lines and a plurality of data lines. The sequential processor can write configurations to the configuration and control registers of an addressed configurable composite circuit element to configure or reconfigure the configurable circuit.
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