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- Patent Title: Secure configuration readback for programmable logic devices
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Application No.: US14885709Application Date: 2015-10-16
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Publication No.: US09666248B1Publication Date: 2017-05-30
- Inventor: Edward S. Peterson
- Applicant: Xilinx, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: XILINX, INC.
- Current Assignee: XILINX, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agent Frederick Hsu; LeRoy D. Maunu
- Main IPC: G11C16/04
- IPC: G11C16/04 ; G11C7/10 ; G11C7/24 ; G11C16/22 ; G11C16/10

Abstract:
A programmable integrated circuit, includes an external port, a configuration memory, a hardened write path between the external port and the configuration memory and a soft read path between the configuration memory and the external port, wherein configuration data stored in the configuration memory is only read through the soft read path.
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