High speed centralized switch matrix for a programmable logic de

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1991-12-31

1995-07-25

Callahan, Timothy P.

Electronic digital logic circuitry

Multifunctional or programmable

Array

364716, 326 39, H03K 19082, H03K 19173, G06F 738

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active

054365147

ABSTRACT:
Each programmable logic device in at least two families of high density segmented programmable array logic device utilizes a programmable switch interconnection matrix to couple an array of symmetric programmable logic blocks. Each programmable logic block includes programmable logic macrocells, programmable input/output macrocells, a logic allocator and a programmable product term array. The programmable switch matrix provides centralized global routing with a fixed path independent delay and decouples the logic macrocells from the product term array. The logic allocator decouples the product term array from the logic macrocells, and the I/O macrocells decouple the logic macrocells from the package I/O pins. The logic allocator steers product terms from the product term array to selected logic macrocells so that no product terms are permanently allocated to a specific logic macrocell. In a first PLD of each family, a first predetermined number of input lines couple the switch matrix to each programmable logic block. In a second PLD of each family, a second predetermined number of input lines couple the switch matrix to each programmable logic block. The number of input lines to each programmable logic block and to the switch matrix are selected to provide a predetermined routability factor. The second family of PLDs has a larger pin to logic ratio than the first family of PLDs.

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