H03K19/17748

PROGRAMMABLE DEVICE HAVING HARDENED CIRCUITS FOR PREDETERMINED DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING FUNCTIONALITY

An example programmable device includes a configuration memory configured to store configuration data; a programmable logic having a configurable functionality based on the configuration data in the configuration memory; a signal conversion circuit; a digital processing circuit; an endpoint circuit coupled to the signal conversion circuit through the digital processing circuit; wherein the digital processing circuit includes a first one or more digital processing functions implemented as hardened circuits each having a predetermined functionality, and a second one or more processing functions implemented by the configurable functionality of the programmable logic.

Programmable device configuration memory system

An example configuration system for a programmable device includes: a configuration memory read/write unit configured to receive configuration data for storage in a configuration memory of the programmable device, the configuration memory comprising a plurality of frames; a plurality of configuration memory read/write controllers coupled to the configuration memory read/write unit; a plurality of fabric sub-regions (FSRs) respectively coupled to the plurality of configuration memory read/write controllers, each FSR including a pipeline of memory cells of the configuration memory disposed between buffers and a configuration memory read/write pipeline unit coupled between the pipeline and a next one of the plurality of FSRs.

Detection and mitigation of unstable cells in unclonable cell array

A circuit includes a set of multiple bit generating cells. One or more adjustable current sources is coupled to introduce perturbations into outputs of the bit generating cells. Based on the perturbations, the outputs of a subset less than all of the bit generating cells are selected, and applied as a control.

Detection and mitigation of unstable cells in unclonable cell array

A circuit includes a set of multiple bit generating cells. One or more adjustable current sources is coupled to introduce perturbations into outputs of the bit generating cells. Based on the perturbations, the outputs of a subset less than all of the bit generating cells are selected, and applied as a control.

Compute dataflow architecture
11451230 · 2022-09-20 · ·

An example integrated circuit includes an array of circuit tiles; interconnect coupling the circuit tiles in the array, the interconnect including interconnect tiles each having a plurality of connections that include at least a connection to a respective one of the circuit tiles and a connection to at least one other interconnect tile; and a plurality of local crossbars in each of the interconnect tiles, the plurality of local crossbars coupled to form a non-blocking crossbar, each of the plurality of local crossbars including handshaking circuitry for asynchronous communication.

Compute dataflow architecture
11451230 · 2022-09-20 · ·

An example integrated circuit includes an array of circuit tiles; interconnect coupling the circuit tiles in the array, the interconnect including interconnect tiles each having a plurality of connections that include at least a connection to a respective one of the circuit tiles and a connection to at least one other interconnect tile; and a plurality of local crossbars in each of the interconnect tiles, the plurality of local crossbars coupled to form a non-blocking crossbar, each of the plurality of local crossbars including handshaking circuitry for asynchronous communication.

DETECTION AND MITIGATION OF UNSTABLE CELLS IN UNCLONABLE CELL ARRAY

A circuit includes a set of multiple bit generating cells. One or more adjustable characterization circuits are coupled to inputs to the bit generating cells to affect the outputs of the bit generating cells. Based on the effect of the characterization circuit(s) on the outputs of the bit generating cells, a subset less than all of the bit generating cells is selected.

Vertical field-effect transistor (VFET) devices including latches having cross-couple structure
11282957 · 2022-03-22 · ·

Integrated circuit devices are provided. The devices may include a substrate including a first region, a second region and a boundary region between the first and second regions. The first and second regions may be spaced apart from each other in a first horizontal direction. The devices may also include a first latch on the first region, a second latch on the second region, and a conductive layer extending in the first horizontal direction and crossing over the boundary region. The first latch may include a first vertical field effect transistor (VFET), a second VFET, a third VFET, and a fourth VFET. The second latch may include a fifth VFET, a sixth VFET, a seventh VFET, and an eighth VFET. The first and seventh VFETs may be arranged along the first horizontal direction. Portions of the conductive layer may include gate electrodes of the first and seventh VFETs, respectively.

Method and apparatus with physically unclonable function (PUF) cell remapping and PUF circuit

A method for physically unclonable function (PUF) cell-pair remapping includes combining PUF cell-pairs between PUF cells in a first array and PUF cells in a second array, acquiring physical parameters for each of the PUF cell-pairs, selecting PUF cell-pairs based on a comparison of the acquired parameters with a first reference, and remapping the selected PUF cell-pairs.

Method and apparatus with physically unclonable function (PUF) cell remapping and PUF circuit

A method for physically unclonable function (PUF) cell-pair remapping includes combining PUF cell-pairs between PUF cells in a first array and PUF cells in a second array, acquiring physical parameters for each of the PUF cell-pairs, selecting PUF cell-pairs based on a comparison of the acquired parameters with a first reference, and remapping the selected PUF cell-pairs.