Electronic digital logic circuitry – Multifunctional or programmable – Having details of setting or programming of interconnections...
Reexamination Certificate
2008-03-18
2008-03-18
Le, Don (Department: 2819)
Electronic digital logic circuitry
Multifunctional or programmable
Having details of setting or programming of interconnections...
C326S041000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11400122
ABSTRACT:
A highly economical alterable ASIC implements partitioned segments of an ASIC design in a smaller Silicon foot-print, each segment utilizing the entire IC. The device is able to switch quickly between the multiple segments with global control signals, without incurring long delays to reconfigure configuration memory. The alterable ASIC comprises programmable logic blocks and a configuration circuit with multiple sets of configuration memory, each set programmed to hold an optimized segment. Either random access memory (RAM) or mask configured read only memory (ROM) store the partitioned segments.
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Le Don
Tran & Associates
VICICIV Technology, Inc.
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