Apparatus, system and method for configuration of adaptive integrated circuitry having heterogeneous computational elements

A system for adaptive configuration, the system comprising:

• a memory adapted to store configuration information including a first configuration information and a second configuration information;
• a first configurable basic computational logic unit including a first plurality of heterogeneous computational elements and a first interconnection network for forming a first configurable architecture, the first interconnection network configurably coupling the first plurality of heterogeneous computational elements together;
• the first interconnection network configuring interconnections between the first plurality of heterogeneous computational elements in response to the first configuration information to perform a basic computational function;
• and
• a second configurable complex processing unit including a second plurality of heterogeneous computational elements and a second interconnection network for forming a second configurable architecture, the second interconnection network configurably coupling the second plurality of heterogeneous computational elements together;
• the second interconnection network configuring interconnections between the second plurality of heterogeneous computational elements in response to the second configuration information to perform a complex processing function.

A method for adaptive configuration of an integrated circuit, the method comprising:

• receiving configuration information;
• storing the configuration information in a memory;
• and
• in response to the configuration information:
• configuring interconnections between a first plurality of heterogeneous computational elements of the integrated circuit via a first interconnection network of the integrated circuit to provide a configurable basic computational unit to perform a basic computational function, the first interconnection network configurably coupling the first plurality of heterogeneous computational elements together;
• and
• configuring interconnections between the second plurality of heterogeneous computational elements of the integrated circuit via the second interconnection network of the integrated circuit to provide a configurable complex computational unit to perform a complex processing function, the second interconnection network configurably coupling the second plurality of heterogeneous computational elements together.

A method for adaptive configuration of an integrated circuit, the integrated circuit having a first plurality of heterogeneous computational elements, a second plurality of heterogeneous computational elements, and an interconnection network coupled to the memory, the interconnection network having and a second interconnection network configurably coupling the second plurality of heterogeneous computational elements together, the method comprising:

• transmitting configuration information;
• wherein the configuration information is received;
• storing the received configuration information in a memory;
• and
• in response to the configuration information:
• configuring interconnections between a first plurality of heterogeneous computational elements via a first interconnection network to provide a configurable basic computational unit to perform a basic computational function, the first interconnection network configurably coupling the first plurality of heterogeneous computational elements together;
• and
• configuring interconnections between a second plurality of heterogeneous computational elements via a second interconnection network to provide a configurable complex computational unit to perform a complex processing function, the second interconnection network configurably coupling the second plurality of heterogeneous computational elements together.