Configurable storage circuits with embedded processing and control circuitry
US9983990B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 21, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 29, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F15/785
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An integrated circuit may have configurable storage blocks. A configurable storage block may include a memory array, a processing circuit, and a configurable control circuit. The configurable storage block may receive an instruction which may be decoded in the control block to identify a command. The command may be associated with a pre-defined sequence of operations that the control block executes by directing the memory array to perform memory access operations and the processing circuit to execute data processing operations. These data processing operations may be executed on data retrieved during memory access operations, data received subsequent to receiving the instruction, or previously computed data. The processed data may be provided for further processing outside the configurable storage block or stored in the memory array. The configurable storage block may further have delay blocks to allow for delayed memory access to the memory array.
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