Asynchronous pipelined interconnect architecture with fanout support

US8964795B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8964795-B2
Application numberUS-47574409-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 1, 2009
Priority dateJun 1, 2009
Publication dateFeb 24, 2015
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015

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Circuits comprising an asynchronous programmable interconnect with fan out support that include a multi-port switch and a first and second buffer-switch circuit, and methods of forming such circuits, are provided. Additional circuits and methods are disclosed.

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What is claimed is: 1. A circuit comprising: a multi-port switch point to be used in a switch block or a connection block to couple to one or more logical blocks, the multi-port switch point comprising a plurality of ports; a first buffer-switch circuit comprising a first buffer circuit; a first number of input switch-boxes to programmably couple the ports to an input of the first buffer circuit; a first number of output switch-boxes to programmably couple an output of the…

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What does patent US8964795B2 cover?
Circuits comprising an asynchronous programmable interconnect with fan out support that include a multi-port switch and a first and second buffer-switch circuit, and methods of forming such circuits, are provided. Additional circuits and methods are disclosed.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Manohar Rajit, Kelly Clinton W, Ekanayake Virantha, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L49/25. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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