Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Converting bits to vectors in a programmable logic device
- Patent Title (中): 将位转换为可编程逻辑器件中的向量
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Application No.: US10187236Application Date: 2002-06-28
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Publication No.: US06844757B2Publication Date: 2005-01-18
- Inventor: Conrad Dante
- Applicant: Conrad Dante
- Applicant Address: US OR Hillsboro
- Assignee: Lattice Semiconductor Corp.
- Current Assignee: Lattice Semiconductor Corp.
- Current Assignee Address: US OR Hillsboro
- Main IPC: H03K19/177
- IPC: H03K19/177 ; H03K19/173

Abstract:
A circuit is disclosed for a programmable logic device (PLD) environment that converts unordered bits in a PLD domain to fixed-width vectors in a vector domain. The fixed-width vectors may be used within a vector processing block (VPB) that operates on data in vector format. The PLD includes multiple programmable logic blocks that are configurable by a user. The logic blocks operate on data at a bit level resulting in unordered bits of information in a PLD domain. However, a vector processing block operates on data on a vector level (e.g., 8 bits, 16 bits, 32 bits, 64 bits, etc.). Thus, an interface is coupled between the programmable logic blocks and the vector processing block that converts at least a portion of the unordered bits of information from the PLD domain to one or more fixed-width vectors for use in the vector processing block. The interface may also perform scaling and/or sign extension on the unordered bits, to further free up expensive resources in the PLD domain.
Public/Granted literature
- US20040000927A1 Converting bits to vectors in a programmable logic device Public/Granted day:2004-01-01
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