Programmable logic integrated circuit architecture incorporating a global shareable expander
Patent 5986465 Issued on November 16, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date: April 8, 2017. 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.
A logic element for a programmable logic device to implement a global shareable expander. The logic element includes logic modules (P0-P4) for implementing combinatorial logic and a register (445). The combinatorial and registered paths of a logic element may be utilized at the same time. The logic modules may be programmably coupled to the register. The output of the register may be programmably coupled through an output buffer (515) to an I/O pad (520) of the integrated circuit. The logic modules may bypass the register and directly programmably couple through the output buffer to the I/O pad. A logic module may be used as a shareable expander by programmably coupling the module through to a global interconnect with other logic modules in LABs coupled to the global interconnect.
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April 8, 2017. 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.
