Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Interconnection and input/output resources for programable logic integrated circuit devices
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Application No.: US10047618Application Date: 2002-01-14
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Publication No.: US06614261B2Publication Date: 2003-09-02
- Inventor: Tony Ngai , Bruce Pedersen , Sergey Shumarayev , James Schleicher , Wei-Jen Huang , Victor Maruri , Rakesh Patel
- Applicant: Tony Ngai , Bruce Pedersen , Sergey Shumarayev , James Schleicher , Wei-Jen Huang , Victor Maruri , Rakesh Patel
- Main IPC: H03K19177
- IPC: H03K19177

Abstract:
A programmable logic integrated circuit device has a plurality of regions of programmable logic disposed on the device in a plurality of intersecting rows and columns of such regions. Interconnection resources (e.g., interconnection conductors, signal buffers/drivers, programmable connectors, etc.) are provided on the device for making programmable interconnections to, from, and/or between the regions. At least some of these interconnection resources are provided in two forms that are architecturally similar (e.g., with similar and substantially parallel routing) but that have significantly different signal propagation speed characteristics. For example, a major or larger portion of such dual-form interconnection resources may have what may be termed normal signal speed, while a smaller minor portion may have significantly faster signal speed. Secondary (e.g., clock and clear) signal distribution may also be enhanced, and so may be input/output circuitry and cascade connections between adjacent or nearby logic modules on the device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20020057103A1 Interconnection and input/output resources for programable logic integrated circuit devices Public/Granted day:2002-05-16
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