Configuration network for a configurable IC

An integrated circuit (IC) comprising:

• a) a plurality of configurable circuits grouped in a plurality of tiles arranged in rows and columns;
• and
• b) a configuration network for loading configuration data into the IC, said configuration data for configuring the plurality of the configurable circuits, said configuration network comprising:
• 1) a plurality of lines arranged in a plurality of rows and columns that traverse the tiles;
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• 2) a column select circuit for routing signals down a particular column for which the signals are intended.

A method of accessing an integrated circuit (IC), said IC comprising (i) a plurality of groups of configurable circuits and (ii) at least one address counter for each group, said groups comprising a plurality of accessible resources, the method comprising:

• a) receiving an address at an address counter of a particular group, said address specifying a particular resource within the group;
• b) using said address to access said particular resource;
• c) incrementing the address at the address counter to access another particular resource within the group;
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• d) using the incremented address to access the other particular resource within the group.

A method of accessing an integrated circuit (IC), said IC comprising (i) a plurality of groups of configurable circuits arranged in rows and columns and (ii) a column select circuit for each of column, the method comprising:

• a) receiving data at a particular column select circuit;
• b) determining at the particular column select circuit that the data is directed to at least one group in the particular column associated with the particular column select circuit;
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• c) routing the data to each group in the particular column.