Field programmable gate array with mask programmable I/O drivers

Details Field programmable gate array with mask programmable I/O drivers Field programmable gate array with mask programmable I/O drivers

1999-01-25

2000-07-18

Tokar, Michael

Electronic digital logic circuitry

Multifunctional or programmable

Array

326 39, 326 37, 326 38, 326 40, 326 41, G06F 738

Patent

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060912626

ABSTRACT:
A field programmable gate array (FPGA) having a plurality of configurable logic blocks (CLBs). Each of the CLBs includes programmable interconnect resources, a field programmable configurable logic element (CLE) circuit and a corresponding non-field programmable gate array. The programmable interconnect resources are programmed to selectively couple or decouple each CLE circuit from its corresponding non-field programmable gate array. Dedicated interconnect resources enable adjacent non-field programmable gate arrays to be coupled. By coupling adjacent non-field programmable gate arrays, one or more relatively large non-field programmable gate arrays can be formed. The non-field programmable gate arrays have a greater logic density than the CLE circuits, thereby providing an improved logic density to the CLBs. Moreover, because each CLB includes a non-field programmable gate array, each of the CLE circuits is readily connectable to a non-field programmable gate array. The non-field programmable gate array can be used to provide a plurality of mask-programmable input/output driver circuits for connection to the pads of the FPGA.

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