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US 6,637,017 B1Granted
Real time programmable feature control for programmable logic devices
AssigneeCypress Semiconductor Corporation
InventorBrenor Brophy
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Abstract
An apparatus comprising a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit may be configured to generate a plurality of signals in response to one or more input signals. The second circuit may be configured to generate one or more control signals in response to said plurality of signals. The one or more control signals may control one or more non-logic features.
Claims24
An integrated circuit comprising:
- a first circuit configured to generate one or more dedicated feature control product terms for real time control of non-logic features of said integrated circuit in response to one or more input signals;
- and
- a second circuit configured to dynamically control one or more of said non-logic features of said integrated circuit in response to said one or more dedicated feature control product terms.
A programmable logic device comprising:
- means for generating one or more dedicated feature control product terms for real time control of non-logic features of said programmable logic device in response to one or more input signals;
- and
- means for generating one or more control signals in response to said one or more dedicated feature control product terms, wherein said one or more control signals dynamically control one or more of said non-logic features of said programmable logic device.
A method for providing real time programmable control of non-logic features in a programmable logic device comprising the steps of:
- (A) generating a plurality of dedicated feature control product terms for real time control of said non-logic features in response to a plurality of input signals;
- and
- (B) dynamically controlling one or more of said non-logic features in said programmable logic device in response to said plurality of dedicated feature control product terms.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.