Integrated circuit with programmable circuitry and an embedded processor system

US8667192B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• XILINX, INC. · US

Inventors

• William E. Allaire · West Chester, US
• Bradley L. Taylor · Santa Cruz, US
• Ting Lu · Austin, US
• Sandeep Dutta · Waukesha, US
• Patrick J. Crotty · San Jose, US
• Hassan K. Bazargan · San Jose, US
• Hy V. Nguyen · San Jose, US
• Shashank Bhonge · Bengaluru, IN

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 28, 2011
• Grant date: Mar 4, 2014
• Expiry date: Jan 24, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02D10/00
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An integrated circuit can include a processor system configured to execute program code. The processor system can be hard-wired and include a processor hardware resource. The IC also can include a programmable circuitry configurable to implement different physical circuits. The programmable circuitry can be coupled to the processor system. The programmable circuitry can be configurable to share usage of the processor hardware resource of the processor system. The processor system further can control aspects of the programmable circuitry such as power on and/or off and also configuration of the programmable circuitry to implement one or more different physical circuits therein.