Configuration context switcher with a clocked storage element

An integrated circuit (“IC”) comprising:

• a configurable circuit for configurably performing one of a plurality of operations based on configuration data;
• a plurality of configuration storage circuits for storing a plurality of configuration data sets for the configurable circuit;
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• an interconnect circuit for switchably connecting the configurable circuit to different sets of the configuration storage circuits to receive different configuration data sets, said interconnect circuit comprising a set of pulsed storage circuits for temporarily storing the different configuration data sets, wherein the set of pulsed storage circuits stores the received configuration data set when receiving a clock pulse that has a duration of less than half of a clock cycle.

An electronic device comprising:

• an integrated circuit (“IC”) comprising:
• a configurable circuit for configurably performing one of a plurality of operations based on configuration data;
• a plurality of configuration storage circuits for storing a plurality of configuration data sets for the configurable circuit;
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• an interconnect circuit for switchably connecting the configurable circuit to different sets of the configuration storage circuits to receive different configuration data sets, said interconnect circuit comprising (i) a set of clocked storage circuits and (ii) a set of unclocked storage circuits for temporarily storing the different configuration data sets;
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• a memory device for providing the configuration data to the IC.