FPGA-based processor
November 12, 2016. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesExtendable circuit architecture Virtual processor module including a reconfigurable programmable matrix Audio/video transceiver provided with a device for reconfiguration of incompatibly received or transmitted video and audio information Method and structure for loading data into several IC devices Method for in-circuit programming of a field-programmable gate array configuration memory Memory mapping method and apparatus to fold sparsely populated structures into densely populated memory columns or rows by selectively transposing X and Y address portions, and programmable gate array applications thereof Patent #: 5692147 InventorApplicationNo. 748041 filed on 11/12/1996US Classes:712/16, Array processor operation712/10, Array processor712/11, Array processor element interconnection712/22Single instruction, multiple data (SIMD)ExaminersPrimary: Coleman, EricAssistant: Monestime, Mackly International ClassG06F 015/00AbstractA multiprocessor having an input/output controller, a process controller, and a multidimensional arrays of field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), each FPGA having its own local memory. The multiprocessor may be programmed to function as a single-instruction, multiple-data (SIMD) parallel processor having a matrix of processing elements (PEs), where each FPGA may be programmed to operate as a submatrix array of PEs. The multiprocessor is especially useful for image processing, pattern recognition, and neural network applications.Other References
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