Reconfigurable integrated circuit architecture with on-chip configuration and reconfiguration

An integrated circuit capable of on-chip configuration and reconfiguration without external involvement, the integrated circuit comprising:

• a plurality of configurable composite circuit elements, each composite circuit element having a plurality of contexts and comprising:
• a configurable circuit;
• and
• an element interface and control circuit, the element interface and control circuit comprising an element controller and one or more configuration and control registers, the one or more configuration and control registers to store a configuration and control word for each context of the plurality of contexts;
• a configuration and control bus coupled to the plurality of configurable composite circuit elements, the configuration and control bus comprising a plurality of address and control lines and a plurality of data lines;
• a memory;
• a sequential processor coupled to the configuration and control bus and to the memory, the sequential processor to write a first configuration to the one or more configuration and control registers for a first context of an addressed first configurable composite circuit element to configure or reconfigure the configurable circuit for the first context of the addressed first configurable composite circuit element.

An integrated circuit capable of on-chip configuration and reconfiguration, the integrated circuit comprising:

• a plurality of configurable composite circuit elements, each composite circuit element having a plurality of contexts and comprising:
• a configurable circuit;
• and
• an element interface and control circuit, the element interface and control circuit comprising an element controller and one or more configuration and control registers, the one or more configuration and control registers to store a configuration and control word for each context of the plurality of contexts;
• a configuration and control bus coupled to the plurality of configurable composite circuit elements, the configuration and control bus comprising a plurality of address and control lines and a plurality of data lines;
• a memory;
• a message manager circuit coupled to the configuration and control bus and to the memory, the message manager circuit to write a first configuration, a data source address and a data source context to the one or more configuration and control registers for a first context of an addressed first configurable composite circuit element to configure or reconfigure the configurable circuit for the first context of the addressed first configurable composite circuit element and to provide input data routing for the first context of the addressed first configurable composite circuit element.

An integrated circuit capable of on-chip configuration and reconfiguration, the integrated circuit comprising:

• a plurality of configurable composite circuit elements, each composite circuit element having a plurality of contexts and comprising:
• a configurable circuit;
• and
• an element interface and control circuit, the element interface and control circuit comprising an element controller and one or more configuration and control registers, the one or more configuration and control registers to store a configuration and control word for each context of the plurality of contexts;
• a configuration and control bus coupled to the plurality of configurable composite circuit elements, the configuration and control bus comprising a plurality of address and control lines and a plurality of data lines;
• a memory;
• a sequential processor coupled to the configuration and control bus and to the memory, the sequential processor to write a first configuration to the one or more configuration and control registers for a first context of an addressed first configurable composite circuit element to configure or reconfigure the configurable circuit for the first context of the addressed first configurable composite circuit element;
• and
• a message manager circuit coupled to the configuration and control bus and to the memory, the message manager circuit to write a second configuration to the one or more configuration and control registers for a second context of an addressed second configurable composite circuit element to configure or reconfigure the configurable circuit for the second context of the addressed second configurable composite circuit element.