Configurable storage blocks with embedded first-in first-out and last-in first-out circuitry
US9478272B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 4, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C7/1075
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An integrated circuit may have configurable storage blocks. A configurable storage block may include a memory array and a control circuit. The configurable storage block may receive a mode selection command. The control circuit may determine to operate the configurable storage block in a first mode which may provide random access to the memory array or in a second mode which may provide access to the memory array in a predefined order based on the mode selection command. Thus, the configurable storage block may implement first-in first-cut modules or last-in first-out modules and variations thereof in addition to implementing memory modules with random access.
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