Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Interconnection and input/output resources for programmable logic integrated circuit devices
- Patent Title (中): 可编程逻辑集成电路器件的互连和输入/输出资源
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Application No.: US10458431Application Date: 2003-06-09
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Publication No.: US06894533B2Publication Date: 2005-05-17
- Inventor: Tony Ngai , Bruce Pedersen , Sergey Shumarayev , James Schleicher , Wei-Jen Huang , Michael Hutton , Victor Maruri , Rakesh Patel , Peter J. Kazarian , Andrew Leaver , David W. Mendel , Jim Park
- Applicant: Tony Ngai , Bruce Pedersen , Sergey Shumarayev , James Schleicher , Wei-Jen Huang , Michael Hutton , Victor Maruri , Rakesh Patel , Peter J. Kazarian , Andrew Leaver , David W. Mendel , Jim Park
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Altera Corporation
- Current Assignee: Altera Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Fish & Neave
- Agent Robert R. Jackson; Andrew Van Court
- Main IPC: G06F7/50
- IPC: G06F7/50 ; G06F7/506 ; H03K19/173 ; H03K19/177

Abstract:
A programmable logic integrated circuit device has a plurality of regions of programmable logic disposed on the device in a plurality of intersecting rows and columns of such regions. Interconnection resources (e.g., interconnection conductors, signal buffers/drivers, programmable connectors, etc.) are provided on the device for making programmable interconnections to, from, and/or between the regions. At least some of these interconnection resources are provided in two forms that are architecturally similar (e.g., with similar and substantially parallel routing) but that have significantly different signal propagation speed characteristics. For example, a major or larger portion of such dual-form interconnection resources may have what may be termed normal signal speed, while a smaller minor portion may have significantly faster signal speed. Secondary (e.g., clock and clear) signal distribution may also be enhanced, and so may be input/output circuitry and cascade connections between adjacent or nearby logic modules on the device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20030210073A1 Interconnection and input/output resources for programmable logic integrated circuit devices Public/Granted day:2003-11-13
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