Method and system for providing a programmable logic device having a configurable wireless communication block field

A method of a field programmable gate array (“FPGA”) containing a programmable wireless communication block (“WCB”), the method comprising:

• receiving a communication request by a built-in wireless transceiver (“BWT”) from a remote system via a wireless communications network;
• obtaining data from at least one of a plurality of configurable logic blocks (“LBs”) in accordance with the communication request via a routing fabric;
• generating a data packet in accordance with a first wireless transmission protocol based on the data;
• and
• transmitting the data packet via the BWT to the remote system via the wireless communications network.

A module containing multiple integrated circuits (“ICs”) able to be selectively programmed to perform one or more logic functions, the device comprising:

• a substrate configured to provide interconnections;
• a first IC placed over the substrate and containing a plurality of configurable logic blocks (“LBs”) and a routing fabric, the configurable LB able to be selectively programmed to perform one or more logic functions;
• and
• a second IC placed over the substrate and configured to include a configurable wireless communication block (“WCB”) having a control circuit and a built-in transceiver, the configurable WCB configured to facilitate transmitting information between the module and an external system via a wireless communications network.

A method of providing power management for a field programmable gate array (“FPGA”) containing a programmable wireless communication block (“WCB”), the method comprising:

• maintaining a built-in wireless transceiver (“BWT”) in an active mode while placing at least a portion of logic blocks (“LBs”) of FPGA in a sleep mode for power conservation;
• receiving an access request by the BWT from a remote system via a wireless communications network;
• activating a portion of LBs of FPGA from the sleep mode by the BWT in response to the access request;
• and
• retrieving data from the portion of LB in accordance with the access request via a routing fabric.