Reconfigurable IC that has sections running at different...

Details Reconfigurable IC that has sections running at different... Reconfigurable IC that has sections running at different...

2007-10-02

2007-10-02

Tan, Vibol (Department: 2819)

Electronic digital logic circuitry

Multifunctional or programmable

Having details of setting or programming of interconnections...

C326S039000, C326S041000

Reexamination Certificate

active

11082196

ABSTRACT:
Some embodiments provide a reconfigurable IC that includes at least two sections, each with several configurable circuits. Each configurable circuit configurably performs a set of operations. Each section stores multiple configuration data sets for each configurable circuit. Each configuration data set for a particular configurable circuit specifies the operation that the particular configurable circuit has to perform from the circuit's set of operations, where the configurable circuits of different sections iterate through different numbers of configuration data sets.

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