公开(公告)号：US08078926B2

公开(公告)日：2011-12-13

申请号：US12558611

申请日：2009-09-14

申请人： Stefan G. Block ,  Herbert Preuthen ,  Farid Labib ,  Stephan Habel ,  Claus Pribbernow

发明人： Stefan G. Block ,  Herbert Preuthen ,  Farid Labib ,  Stephan Habel ,  Claus Pribbernow

IPC分类号： G01R31/28

CPC分类号： G01R31/31701 ,  G01R31/318541

摘要： An improvement to an integrated circuit of a type having a test enable line for enabling an electrical test of the integrated circuit only when the test enable line is at a logical high value, and output lines that are only used during the electrical test of the integrated circuit, where the improvement is a switch circuit for disabling a state change in the output lines when the test enable line is at a logical low value. In this manner, the output lines do not switch during functional use of the integrated circuit, and cannot be aggressors on the data signals that are carried by the data lines that are used during the functional use of the integrated circuit. In addition, these non-switching output lines can act as guard traces that run between the data lines, further electrically isolating the data lines from one another. Further, because they do not switch during functional use of the integrated circuit, the overall power consumption of the integrated circuit is reduced.

摘要翻译： 对具有用于仅在测试使能线处于逻辑高值时才能进行集成电路的电气测试的测试使能线的类型的集成电路的改进以及仅在集成电路的电测试期间使用的输出线 电路，其中改进是当测试使能线处于逻辑低值时禁止输出线路中的状态改变的开关电路。 以这种方式，输出线在集成电路的功能使用期间不切换，并且不能成为在集成电路的功能使用期间由数据线承载的数据信号的侵略者。 此外，这些非开关输出线可以用作在数据线之间运行的保护迹线，进一步将数据线彼此电隔离。 此外，由于在集成电路的功能使用期间不切换，集成电路的总体功耗降低。

公开(公告)号：US20110066905A1

公开(公告)日：2011-03-17

申请号：US12558611

申请日：2009-09-14

申请人： Stefan G. Block ,  Herbert Preuthen ,  Farid Labib ,  Stephan Habel ,  Claus Pribbernow

发明人： Stefan G. Block ,  Herbert Preuthen ,  Farid Labib ,  Stephan Habel ,  Claus Pribbernow

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G01R31/31701 ,  G01R31/318541

摘要： An improvement to an integrated circuit of a type having a test enable line for enabling an electrical test of the integrated circuit only when the test enable line is at a logical high value, and output lines that are only used during the electrical test of the integrated circuit, where the improvement is a switch circuit for disabling a state change in the output lines when the test enable line is at a logical low value. In this manner, the output lines do not switch during functional use of the integrated circuit, and cannot be aggressors on the data signals that are carried by the data lines that are used during the functional use of the integrated circuit. In addition, these non-switching output lines can act as guard traces that run between the data lines, further electrically isolating the data lines from one another. Further, because they do not switch during functional use of the integrated circuit, the overall power consumption of the integrated circuit is reduced.

摘要翻译： 对具有用于仅在测试使能线处于逻辑高值时才能进行集成电路的电气测试的测试使能线的类型的集成电路的改进以及仅在集成电路的电测试期间使用的输出线 电路，其中改进是当测试使能线处于逻辑低值时禁止输出线路中的状态改变的开关电路。 以这种方式，输出线在集成电路的功能使用期间不切换，并且不能成为在集成电路的功能使用期间由数据线承载的数据信号的侵略者。 此外，这些非开关输出线可以用作在数据线之间运行的保护迹线，进一步将数据线彼此电隔离。 此外，由于在集成电路的功能使用期间不切换，集成电路的总体功耗降低。

公开(公告)号：US07616517B1

公开(公告)日：2009-11-10

申请号：US12167431

申请日：2008-07-03

申请人： Stephan Habel ,  Claus Pribbernow ,  Stefan Block ,  Herbert Preuthen

发明人： Stephan Habel ,  Claus Pribbernow ,  Stefan Block ,  Herbert Preuthen

IPC分类号： G06F1/26 ,  G11C5/14

CPC分类号： G11C11/417 ,  G06F1/3203 ,  G06F1/3287 ,  G11C5/14 ,  G11C5/144 ,  G11C5/148 ,  Y02D10/171

摘要： A circuit which includes an IP cell having a function select input signal line, combinatorial logic having an output connected to the function select input signal line of the IP cell, a configuration register having an output connected to an input of the combinatorial logic, wherein a high/low input signal line is also connected to the combinatorial logic, wherein the circuit provided that the configuration register receives configuration data during a start-up sequence, and configuration data is held by the combinatorial logic as the configuration register powers down during a functional mode.

摘要翻译： 一种包括具有功能选择输入信号线的IP单元的电路，组合逻辑具有连接到IP单元的功能选择输入信号线的输出，配置寄存器，具有连接到组合逻辑的输入的输出，其中a 高/低输入信号线也连接到组合逻辑，其中电路提供配置寄存器在启动序列期间接收配置数据，并且配置数据由组态逻辑保持，因为配置寄存器在功能性 模式。

公开(公告)号：US08365049B2

公开(公告)日：2013-01-29

申请号：US12335096

申请日：2008-12-15

申请人： Claus Pribbernow ,  Stephan Habel

发明人： Claus Pribbernow ,  Stephan Habel

IPC分类号： H03M13/00

CPC分类号： H03K3/0375 ,  G06F11/1008

摘要： In one embodiment, a circuit has multiple flip-flops with gated clock inputs controlled by an enable signal, where the clock signal is gated in order to reduce power consumption by the circuit. The circuit has an error detection and correction (EDC) module that is active when the enable signal is low in order to detect and correct soft errors of the flip-flops. The EDC module generates and stores an error-correction code based on the data outputs of the flip-flops. The EDC module then compares the stored error-correction code to a presently generated error-correction code, where if they are not identical, then the EDC (a) determines (i) that a soft error has occurred and (ii) which flip-flop suffered the soft error and (b) flips a corresponding error-correction signal to provide a correct corresponding output signal while the enable signal is low.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，电路具有多个触发器，门控时钟输入由使能信号控制，其中时钟信号被选通以减少电路的功耗。 该电路具有错误检测和校正（EDC）模块，当使能信号为低电平时，该模块有效，以检测和纠正触发器的软错误。 EDC模块基于触发器的数据输出产生并存储纠错码。 然后，EDC模块将存储的纠错码与当前生成的纠错码进行比较，如果它们不相同，则EDC（a）确定（i）已发生软错误，以及（ii） 触发器出现软错误，（b）翻转相应的纠错信号，以在使能信号为低电平时提供正确的相应输出信号。

公开(公告)号：US20100153824A1

公开(公告)日：2010-06-17

申请号：US12335096

申请日：2008-12-15

申请人： Claus Pribbernow ,  Stephan Habel

发明人： Claus Pribbernow ,  Stephan Habel

IPC分类号： H03M13/05 ,  G06F11/07

CPC分类号： H03K3/0375 ,  G06F11/1008

摘要： In one embodiment, a circuit has multiple flip-flops with gated clock inputs controlled by an enable signal, where the clock signal is gated in order to reduce power consumption by the circuit. The circuit has an error detection and correction (EDC) module that is active when the enable signal is low in order to detect and correct soft errors of the flip-flops. The EDC module generates and stores an error-correction code based on the data outputs of the flip-flops. The EDC module then compares the stored error-correction code to a presently generated error-correction code, where if they are not identical, then the EDC (a) determines (i) that a soft error has occurred and (ii) which flip-flop suffered the soft error and (b) flips a corresponding error-correction signal to provide a correct corresponding output signal while the enable signal is low.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，电路具有多个触发器，门控时钟输入由使能信号控制，其中时钟信号被选通以减少电路的功耗。 该电路具有错误检测和校正（EDC）模块，当使能信号为低电平时，该模块有效，以检测和纠正触发器的软错误。 EDC模块基于触发器的数据输出产生并存储纠错码。 然后，EDC模块将存储的纠错码与当前生成的纠错码进行比较，如果它们不相同，则EDC（a）确定（i）已发生软错误，以及（ii） 触发器出现软错误，（b）翻转相应的纠错信号，以在使能信号为低电平时提供正确的相应输出信号。

公开(公告)号：US20140006644A1

公开(公告)日：2014-01-02

申请号：US13536647

申请日：2012-06-28

申请人： Sakthivel Komarasamy Pullagoundapatti ,  Krishna Venkanna Bhandi ,  Chithambaranathan G ,  Claus Pribbernow ,  Shrinivas Sureban

发明人： Sakthivel Komarasamy Pullagoundapatti ,  Krishna Venkanna Bhandi ,  Chithambaranathan G ,  Claus Pribbernow ,  Shrinivas Sureban

IPC分类号： G06F3/00

CPC分类号： G06F12/0284 ,  Y02D10/13

摘要： A method for mapping addresses between one or more master devices and at least one common slave device in a multiprocessor system is provided, the system including a bus interconnect for interfacing between the master devices and the common slave device. The method includes steps of: receiving a first address corresponding to a bus transaction between a given one of the one or more master devices and the common slave device; decoding a unique identifier associated with the given one of the one or more master devices; and generating a second address as a function of the first address and the unique identifier for remapping access to the common slave device by the given one of the one or more master devices.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于在多处理器系统中映射一个或多个主设备与至少一个公共从设备之间的地址的方法，该系统包括用于在主设备和公共从设备之间进行接口的总线互连。 该方法包括以下步骤：接收对应于所述一个或多个主设备中的给定一个与所述公共从设备之间的总线事务的第一地址; 解码与所述一个或多个主设备中的给定一个相关联的唯一标识符; 以及生成作为所述第一地址的函数的第二地址和所述唯一标识符，用于由所述一个或多个主设备中的给定一个重新映射对所述公共从设备的访问。

公开(公告)号：US07451426B2

公开(公告)日：2008-11-11

申请号：US11176514

申请日：2005-07-07

申请人： Claus Pribbernow

发明人： Claus Pribbernow

IPC分类号： G06F17/50

CPC分类号： G06F17/5045

摘要： An application specific configurable logic IP module includes (1) a system level configuration controller; (2) at least one standardized interconnect communicatively coupled to the system level configuration controller; (3) at least one standardized configuration port for programming the application specific configurable logic IP module; (4) an embedded programmable logic fabric, communicatively coupled to the system level configuration controller and the at least one standardized interconnect, for mapping arithmetic functions into standard cells; (5) at least one scalable configurable logic module; and (6) a programmable routing matrix. The system level configuration controller is suitable for selecting a standard for the at least one standardized interconnect, the at least one standardized configuration port, and a number of embedded programmable logic functions, and for controlling the programmable routing matrix.

摘要翻译： 应用专用可配置逻辑IP模块包括（1）系统级配置控制器; （2）至少一个通信地耦合到所述系统级配置控制器的标准化互连; （3）至少一个用于对应用特定的可配置逻辑IP模块进行编程的标准化配置端口; （4）嵌入式可编程逻辑结构，通信地耦合到所述系统级配置控制器和所述至少一个标准化互连，用于将算术功能映射到标准单元中; （5）至少一个可扩展可配置逻辑模块; 和（6）可编程路由矩阵。 系统级配置控制器适用于选择用于至少一个标准化互连的标准，至少一个标准化配置端口和多个嵌入式可编程逻辑功能，并且用于控制可编程路由矩阵。

公开(公告)号：US20050120321A1

公开(公告)日：2005-06-02

申请号：US10724996

申请日：2003-12-01

申请人： Stefan Auracher ,  Claus Pribbernow ,  Andreas Hils

发明人： Stefan Auracher ,  Claus Pribbernow ,  Andreas Hils

IPC分类号： G06F1/00 ,  G06F9/45 ,  G06F17/50 ,  H01L27/02 ,  H01L27/118

CPC分类号： G06F17/5054 ,  G06F17/5068 ,  H01L27/0203 ,  H01L27/11803

摘要： A representation of a macro for an integrated circuit layout. The representation may define sub-circuit cells of a module. The module may have a predefined functionality. The sub-circuit cells may include at least one reusable circuit cell. The reusable circuit cell may be configured such that when the predefined functionality of the module is not used, the reusable circuit cell is available for re-use.

摘要翻译： 用于集成电路布局的宏的表示。 该表示可以定义模块的子电路单元。 模块可以具有预定义的功能。 子电路单元可以包括至少一个可重复使用的电路单元。 可重复使用的电路单元可以被配置为使得当不使用模块的预定义功能时，可重复使用的电路单元可用于重复使用。

公开(公告)号：US07117472B2

公开(公告)日：2006-10-03

申请号：US10887599

申请日：2004-07-09

申请人： Stefan G. Auracher ,  Claus Pribbernow ,  Andreas Hils ,  Juergen Dirks ,  Manisha R. Patel ,  James T. Imper

发明人： Stefan G. Auracher ,  Claus Pribbernow ,  Andreas Hils ,  Juergen Dirks ,  Manisha R. Patel ,  James T. Imper

IPC分类号： G06F17/50

CPC分类号： G06F17/5077 ,  G06F1/10 ,  G06F2217/62

摘要： A method of placing a clock signal supply network in a design representation for an integrated circuit. The design representation may comprise a plurality of clockable circuit cells. The method may comprise identifying a first of the clockable circuit cells in the design representation. The method may further comprise identifying a second of the clockable circuit cells in the design representation. The second clockable circuit cell may have a clock timing dependent relation relative to the first clockable circuit cell. The method may further comprise configuring the clock signal supply network. The clock signal supply network may be configured to supply respective clock signals to the first and said second clockable circuit cells. The clock signal supply network may be configured to route the respective clock signals such that a timing difference between the respective clock signals is protected from process, voltage and temperature (PVT) influences.

摘要翻译： 将时钟信号供应网络置于集成电路的设计表示中的方法。 设计表示可以包括多个可计时电路单元。 该方法可以包括在设计表示中识别第一可计时电路单元。 该方法还可以包括在设计表示中识别第二可计时电路单元。 第二可计时电路单元可以具有相对于第一可计时电路单元的时钟定时依赖关系。 该方法还可以包括配置时钟信号供应网络。 时钟信号供给网络可以被配置为向第一和第二可计时电路单元提供相应的时钟信号。 时钟信号供应网络可以被配置为路由各个时钟信号，使得各个时钟信号之间的定时差被保护免受过程，电压和温度（PVT）的影响。

公开(公告)号：US07640396B2

公开(公告)日：2009-12-29

申请号：US11266132

申请日：2005-11-02

申请人： Claus Pribbernow ,  David Parker

发明人： Claus Pribbernow ,  David Parker

IPC分类号： G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F12/0802 ,  G06F2212/601

摘要： A data-processing system and method are disclosed, which include a cached processor for processing data, and a plurality of memory components that communicate with the cached processor. The cached processor is separated from the memory components such that the cached processor provides support for the memory components, thereby providing a diffused memory architecture with diffused memory capabilities. The memory components can constitute, for example, memory devices such as diffused memory, matrix memory, R-Cell memory components, and the like, depending on design considerations.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种数据处理系统和方法，其包括用于处理数据的缓存处理器以及与缓存处理器通信的多个存储器组件。 缓存的处理器与存储器组件分离，使得缓存的处理器提供对存储器组件的支持，从而提供具有扩散存储器能力的扩散存储器架构。 取决于设计考虑，存储器组件可以构成例如诸如扩散存储器，矩阵存储器，R-Cell存储器组件等的存储器件。