Integrated circuit with overclocked dedicated logic circuitry
AssigneeXilinx, Inc.
InventorsRoger B. Milne, Jonathan B. Ballagh
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Abstract
An integrated circuit with overclocked embedded logic circuitry is described. In an example, a programmable logic device includes programmable logic blocks operable using a first clock signal having a first frequency. A dedicated logic circuit embedded within the programmable logic device is operable using a second clock signal synchronized with the first clock signal and having a second frequency, the second frequency being a multiple of the first frequency. An interface coupled between one or more of the programmable logic blocks and the dedicated logic circuit includes multiplexer circuitry to multiplex output signals produced by the one or more programmable logic blocks among input terminals of the dedicated logic circuit.
Claims4
A device having programmable interconnections, the device further comprising:
- programmable function blocks operable using a first clock signal having a first frequency;
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- a dedicated circuit, comprising at least in part hardwired circuitry configured to perform a specific function, operable using a second clock signal synchronized with the first clock signal and having a second frequency, the second frequency being a function of the first frequency;
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- wherein the at least one dedicated circuit includes one or more multiply-accumulate circuits operable using the second clock signal.
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