Electronic digital logic circuitry – Multifunctional or programmable – Having details of setting or programming of interconnections...
Patent
1996-11-12
1997-10-21
Hudspeth, David R.
Electronic digital logic circuitry
Multifunctional or programmable
Having details of setting or programming of interconnections...
326 41, H03K 19177
Patent
active
056800614
ABSTRACT:
Programmable logic array devices are programmed from programming devices in networks that facilitate programming any number of such logic devices with programs of any size or complexity. The source of programming data and control may be a microprocessor or one or more serial EPROMs, one EPROM being equipped with a clock circuit. Several parallel data streams may be used to speed up the programming operation. A clock circuit with a programmably variable speed may be provided to facilitate programming logic devices with different speed characteristics. The programming protocol may include an acknowledgement from the logic device(s) to the programming data source after each programming data transmission so that the source can automatically transmit programming data at the speed at which the logic device is able to accept that data.
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Bielby Robert Richard Noel
Veenstra Kerry
Altera Corporation
Hudspeth David R.
Jackson Robert R.
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