Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Integrated circuit with multidimensional switch topology
- Patent Title (中): 具有多维开关拓扑的集成电路
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Application No.: US11596011Application Date: 2005-03-28
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Publication No.: US07768314B2Publication Date: 2010-08-03
- Inventor: Yohei Matsumoto , Akira Masaki
- Applicant: Yohei Matsumoto , Akira Masaki
- Applicant Address: JP Okayama
- Assignee: National University Corporation Okayama University
- Current Assignee: National University Corporation Okayama University
- Current Assignee Address: JP Okayama
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
- Priority: JP2004-170571 20040512; JP2004-281528 20040928
- International Application: PCT/JP2005/005755 WO 20050328
- International Announcement: WO2005/109646 WO 20051117
- Main IPC: H03K19/173
- IPC: H03K19/173 ; G05F1/10 ; H01F38/14

Abstract:
An FPGA needs extremely large numbers of switches in its wiring architecture and therefore shows low logic density and low operating speed. This tendency becomes increasingly evident with high integration FPGAs. 3-dimensional FPGAs are getting attention for potential improvements in their operating speed and logic density. However, 3-dimensional integration processes have poor yield and are difficult to adapt for the production of devices with fine features. In addition, difficulty in heat radiation imposes limits on the number of stacks. The present invention exploits advantages of the 3-dimensional FPGA to deliver FPGAs with high speed/high integration and which resolves difficulty in manufacturing processes. The present invention solves problems by proposing a design method for an FPGA in which a high dimensional FPGA switch topology is embedded in a lower dimensional integrated circuit and a semiconductor integrated circuit including an FPGA in which a high dimensional FPGA switch topology is embedded in a lower dimensional integrated circuit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090009215A1 Integrated Circuit with Multidimensional Switch Topology Public/Granted day:2009-01-08
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