Configurable circuit and mesh structure for integrated circuit
US8645892B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 7, 2013 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 7, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10D84/90
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An integrated circuit (IC) design includes configurable circuits arranged in a mesh structure to facilitate routing of signals between different platforms or logic blocks within the design. Each configurable circuit has a semiconductor element with input and output terminals in a first semiconductor layer, input/output (I/O) ports corresponding to directions of the mesh structure in a second semiconductor layer, configurable input vias to allow a signal traveling in a first direction to be received, and configurable output vias that allow an output signal to be output from the configurable circuit in a second direction.
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