Mask-programmable logic device with building block architecture

Details Mask-programmable logic device with building block architecture Mask-programmable logic device with building block architecture

2006-01-17

2006-01-17

Whitmore, Stacy A. (Department: 2825)

Computer-aided design and analysis of circuits and semiconductor

Nanotechnology related integrated circuit design

C716S030000

Reexamination Certificate

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06988258

ABSTRACT:
A mask-programmable logic device includes logical building blocks that can be connected together to form various logical units for programmable logic. Functionality of a comparable conventional programmable logic device can be provided with fewer gates in this way than by providing all of the gates normally present on that comparable conventional programmable logic device, resulting in fewer unused gates in the devices once mask-programmed.

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