摘要:
A clock distribution network, structure, and method for providing balanced loading is disclosed. In particular, a clock distribution network may be formed of one or more clock fanout distribution levels. Each respective distribution level may include an equal number of buffer circuits and wiring routes that have substantially identical physical and electrical properties. Additionally, a final distribution level may include wiring routes that have substantially identical physical and electrical properties connecting buffer circuits to one or more logic leaf connection nodes.
摘要:
A system and method of providing error detection and correction capability in an IC using redundant logic cells and an embedded field programmable gate array (FPGA). The system and method provide error correction (EC) to enable a defective logic function implemented within an IC chip design to be replaced, wherein at least one embedded FPGA is provided in the IC chip to perform a logic function. If a defective logic function is identified in the IC design, the embedded FPGA is programmed to correctly perform the defective logic function. All inputs in an input cone of logic of the defective logic function are identified and are directed into the embedded FPGA, such that the embedded FPGA performs the logic function of the defective logic function. All outputs in an output cone of logic of the defective logic function are identified, and the output of the FPGA is directed to the output cone of logic of the defective logic function, such that logic EC is provided within the embedded FPGA structure of the IC chip.
摘要:
A multimode circuit that is configured to operate in one of multiple operating modes is disclosed. In particular, an exemplary multimode circuit may be configured to operating in one of a full-swing mode, a limited-swing mode, a full-swing to limited-swing converter mode, and a limited-swing to full-swing converter mode. The operating modes of the multimode circuit may be dynamically selectable. One or more multimode circuits may be part of a configurable distribution path for controlling the performance of a signal distribution path or tree of an integrated circuit.
摘要:
A method and system for reducing clock noises are disclosed. A clock signal includes active edges and inactive edges. Inactive edges produce clock noise but are not critical to the functionality of the clock signal. That is, only active edges are critical to proper timing of an integrated circuit (IC). As such, inactive edges of clock signals to clocked elements of an IC may be shifted to be misaligned to one another. As a consequence, peak noise produced by the inactive edges will be spread over a large area and therefore will be reduced in amplitude.
摘要:
An integrated circuit (IC) including a decoder decoding instructions, shadow latches storing instructions as a localized loop, and a state machine controlling the decoder and the plurality of shadow latches. When the state machine identifies instructions that are the same as those stored in the localized loop, it deactivates the decoder and activates the plurality of shadow latches to retrieve and execute the localized loop in place of the instructions provided by the decoder. Additionally, a method of providing localized control caching operations in an IC to reduce power dissipation is provided. The method includes initializing a state machine to control the IC, providing a plurality of shadow latches, decoding a set of instructions, detecting a loop of decoded instructions, caching the loop of decoded instructions in the shadow latches as a localized loop, detecting a loop end signal for the loop and stopping the caching of the localized loop.
摘要:
An integrated circuit, including: a pulse generator adapted to generate a pulsed signal; a cycle counter adapted to count cycles of the pulsed signal; one or more repairable circuit elements; and a repair processor adapted to repair a repairable circuit element when the cycle counter reaches a pre-determined cycle count.
摘要:
Disclosed is an integrated circuit comprising a plurality of cores attached to at least one transmitter and receiver, an optical transmission network embedded within the wire levels of the integrated circuit, and wherein the transmitter and receivers send and receive data on the network. Also disclosed is a method of transmitting signals within an integrated circuit comprising an integrated circuit comprising a plurality of cores and optical paths, selecting an optical path from the plurality of optical paths for transmitting data, and transmitting the data on the selected optical path. Also disclosed is an integrated circuit comprising an optical transmission network, a plurality of cores, and a plurality of controllers, all three being operatively attached to each other.
摘要:
An integrated circuit device includes functional logic, an anti-noise machine, and state monitoring points providing the anti-noise machine with an interface to the functional logic for monitoring states of the functional logic. The anti-noise machine includes indicia defining noise precursor states for the functional logic, and recognition logic coupled to the state monitoring points. The anti-noise machine is operable to generate anti-noise responsive to the recognition logic detecting in the functional logic noise precursor states matching the indicia.
摘要:
A method and system for modifying the function of a state machine having a programmable logic device. The method includes the steps of modifying a high-level design of the state machine to obtain a modified high-level design of the state machine with a modified function; generating a programmable logic device netlist from differences in the high-level design and the high-level modified design; and installing the modified function into the state machine by programming the programmable logic device based on the programmable logic device netlist.
摘要:
A method, program product, and design tool for automatic transmission line selection in application specific integrated circuits. The method includes: determining route paths between blocks of an application specific integrated circuit; scanning the route paths for transmission line replacement candidates; and, for each transmission line replacement candidate, automatically selecting a buffered wire or a transmission line to implement the route path.