摘要:
Circuitry is provided to individually configure each I/O of an integrated circuit to be compatible with a different LVTTL I/O standards. This can be done with only one I/O supply voltage, where that voltage is the highest of the I/O voltages needed in a particular application. The circuitry operates by regulating the output voltage of the I/O cell so that it is above the VOH and below the maximum VIH for the LVTTL standard for which it will comply with. Since each I/O cell is individually configurable, any I/O can drive out to any LVTTL specification.
摘要:
A programmable logic device has a plurality of super-regions of programmable logic disposed on the device in a two-dimensional array of intersecting rows and columns of super-regions. Horizontal and vertical inter-super-region interconnection conductors are associated with each row and column, respectively. Each super-region includes a plurality of regions of programmable logic, and each region includes a plurality of subregions of programmable logic. Inter-region interconnection conductors are associated with each super-region, principally for bringing signals into the super-region and interconnecting the regions in the super-region. Local conductors are associated with each region, principally for bringing signals into the region. At the super-region level the device may be horizontally and vertically isomorphic, which helps make it possible to produce devices with low aspect ratios of one or nearly one. Shared driver circuits may be provided (e.g., for (1) receiving signals from the subregions and the horizontal and/or vertical conductors, and (2) applying selected received signals to the inter-region conductors, the horizontal and vertical conductors, and possibly also the local conductors). The horizontal and/or vertical conductors may be axially segmented and buffering circuitry may be provided for programmably stitching together axial segments to make longer conductors.
摘要:
Circuitry is provided to individually configure each I/O of an integrated circuit to be compatible with a different LVTTL I/O standards. This can be done with only one I/O supply voltage, where that voltage is the highest of the I/O voltages needed in a particular application. The circuitry operates by regulating the output voltage of the I/O cell so that it is above the VOH and below the maximum VIH for the LVTTL standard for which it will comply with. Since each I/O cell is individually configurable, any I/O can drive out to any LVTTL specification.
摘要:
A programmable logic device has a plurality of super-regions of programmable logic disposed on the device in a two-dimensional array of intersecting rows and columns of super-regions. Horizontal and vertical inter-super-region interconnection conductors are associated with each row and column, respectively. Each super-region includes a plurality of regions of programmable logic, and each region includes a plurality of subregions of programmable logic. Inter-region interconnection conductors are associated with each super-region. Local conductors are associated with each region. Shared driver circuits may be provided (e.g., for (1) receiving signals from the subregions and the horizontal and/or vertical conductors, and (2) applying selected received signals to the inter-region conductors, the horizontal and vertical conductors, and possibly also the local conductors). The horizontal and/or vertical conductors may be axially segmented and buffering circuitry may be provided for programmably stitching together axial segments to make longer conductors.
摘要:
A logic element (300) for a programmable logic integrated circuit allows two independent logic functions to be carried out during the same clock cycle. In an embodiment, a 4-input lookup table (406) is provided using a 3-input lookup table (434) and two 2-input lookup tables. The results of the 4-input lookup table (406) and the 3-input lookup table (434) may be routed simultaneously from the logic element. It also allows a signal to be routed through a logic element (300) while carrying out an independent logic function. Carry logic (425) is provided. The results of the carry logic (486) may be routed to the global and local interconnect structure of the programmable logic integrated circuit.
摘要:
A programmable logic device has a plurality of super-regions of programmable logic disposed on the device in a two-dimensional array of intersecting rows and columns of super-regions. Horizontal and vertical inter-super-region interconnection conductors are associated with each row and column, respectively. Each super-region includes a plurality of regions of programmable logic, and each region includes a plurality of subregions of programmable logic. Inter-region interconnection conductors are associated with each super-region, principally for bringing signals into the super-region and interconnecting the regions in the super-region. Local conductors are associated with each region, principally for bringing signals into the region. At the super-region level the device may be horizontally and vertically isomorphic, which helps make it possible to produce devices with low aspect ratios of one or nearly one. Shared driver circuits may be provided (e.g., for (1) receiving signals from the subregions and the horizontal and/or vertical conductors, and (2) applying selected received signals to the inter-region conductors, the horizontal and vertical conductors, and possibly also the local conductors). The horizontal and/or vertical conductors may be axially segmented and buffering circuitry may be provided for programmably stitching together axial segments to make longer conductors.
摘要:
A programmable logic device or field programmable gate array includes an on-chip clock synchronization circuit to synchronize a reference or system clock signal. The clock synchronization circuit is a delay-locked loop (DLL) circuit in one implementation and a phase locked loop (PLL) circuit in another implementation. The DLL or PLL circuits may be analog or digital. The clock synchronization circuit generates a synchronized clock signal that is distributed throughout the programmable integrated circuit. The synchronized clock signal is programmably connected to the programmable logic elements or logic array blocks (LABs) of the integrated circuit. The clock synchronization circuit reduces or minimizes clock skew when distributing a clock signal within the integrated circuit. The clock synchronization circuit improves the overall performance of the programmable logic integrated circuit.
摘要:
A programmable logic integrated circuit device is provided with enhanced capability for dynamically multiplexing signals on the device. Controllable connectors that are provided on the device for connecting any of several connector input signals to a connector output are controlled by control signals that can be programmable selected to be either constant or variable signals. If a control signal is selected to be a variable signal, then the connector controlled by that control signal can be operated as a dynamic multiplexer of the input signals to that connector. The controllable connectors may advantageously be used as the connectors that are employed for allowing several possible signal sources to effectively share a smaller of number of signal drivers.
摘要:
A new programmable logic device architecture with an improved LAB and improved interconnection resources. For interconnecting signals to and from the LABs (200), the global interconnection resources include switch boxes (310), long lines (340 and 350), double lines (360 and 370), single lines (385), and half- (330) and partially populated (320) multiplexer regions. The LAB includes two levels of function blocks. In a first level, there are eight four-input function blocks (601). In a second level, there are two four-input function blocks (670) and four secondary two-input function blocks (672). In one embodiment, these function blocks are implemented using look-up tables (LUTs). The LAB has combinatorial and registered outputs. The LAB also contains storage blocks (691) for implementing sequential or registered logic functions. The LAB has a carry chain for implementing logic functions requiring carry bits. The LAB may also be configured to implement a random access memory.
摘要:
Programmable interconnection group arrangements for selectively interconnecting logic on a programmable logic device are provided. Interconnection groups may be programmed to route signals between the various conductors on the device, and to route signals from various logic regions on the device to the various conductors. The interconnection groups provide routing flexibility and efficiency without using excessive amounts of interconnection resources.