Supporting multiple FPGA configuration modes using dedicated on-chip processor

AH Lesea, SM Trimberger - US Patent 6,496,971, 2002 - Google Patents
An FPGA has an on-chip processor that reads configuration data onto the FPGA and
controls the loading of that configuration data into FPGA configuration memory cells. After …

FPGA customizable to accept selected macros

JL Burnham, GR Lawman, JD Linoff - US Patent 6,381,732, 2002 - Google Patents
A field programmable gate array (FPGA) is provided that can selectively accept or reject
selected software (macros). Specifically, configuration data for the FPGA is passed through a …

Field programmable gate array having programming instructions in the configuration bitstream

SM Trimberger - US Patent 5,892,961, 1999 - Google Patents
A programmable gate array (FPGA) comprises a CPU coupled to a configuration memory
array. Bitstream data used for configuring the configuration memory array is encoded to …

Method and structure for configuring FPGAS

DP Schultz, LC Hung, FE Goetting - US Patent 6,204,687, 2001 - Google Patents
An FPGA configuration circuit including a bus interface for applying a bit stream from either a
JTAG interface or an input/output block (IOB) interface onto a bus. The bus interface parses …

Configuration device for configuring FPGA

K Miyama, N Shimizu, H Yanaka, T Kyouno… - US Patent …, 2012 - Google Patents
US8341469B2 - Configuration device for configuring FPGA - Google Patents
US8341469B2 - Configuration device for configuring FPGA - Google Patents Configuration …

Expandable interconnect structure for FPGAs

SP Young - US Patent 6,396,303, 2002 - Google Patents
The programmable interconnect points (PIPS) associated with each tile of an FPGA are
programmed in response to configuration data values stored in an array of configuration …

Programmable gate array configuration memory which allows sharing with user memory

CMC Tan - US Patent 5,737,766, 1998 - Google Patents
A field programmable gate array (FPGA) memory system which allows the same array of
memory to contain both configurable memory and user memory. The FPGA user logic can …

Method for in-circuit programming of a field-programmable gate array configuration memory

NA Kruse - US Patent 5,640,107, 1997 - Google Patents
A programmable logic circuit includes a non-volatile, in-circuit programmable FPGA memory
containing configuration data for programming an FPGA to perform one or more desired …

Configuring an FPGA using embedded memory

GR Lawman - US Patent 6,049,222, 2000 - Google Patents
The present invention uses high-Speed devices, embedded memories, or decoders to
rapidly configure an FPGA. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a …

Field programmable gate array (FPGA) with interconnect encoding

BA Sharpe-Geisler - US Patent 5,723,984, 1998 - Google Patents
A method of programing an FPGA to enable encoding of configuration logic block (CLB)
outputs enabling an efficient use of FPGA routing resources. The method of the present …