Patent classifications
H03K19/17796
MODULAR PERIPHERY TILE FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE
Systems or methods of the present disclosure may improve scalability (e.g., component scalability, product variation scalability) of integrated circuit systems by disaggregating periphery intellectual property (IP) circuitry into modular periphery IP tiles that can be installed as modules. Such an integrated circuit system may include a first die that includes programmable fabric circuitry and a second die that that includes a periphery IP tile. The periphery IP tile may be disaggregated from the programmable fabric die and may be communicatively coupled to the first die via a modular interface.
MODULAR PERIPHERY TILE FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE
Systems or methods of the present disclosure may improve scalability (e.g., component scalability, product variation scalability) of integrated circuit systems by disaggregating periphery intellectual property (IP) circuitry into modular periphery IP tiles that can be installed as modules. Such an integrated circuit system may include a first die that includes programmable fabric circuitry and a second die that that includes a periphery IP tile. The periphery IP tile may be disaggregated from the programmable fabric die and may be communicatively coupled to the first die via a modular interface.
Semiconductor device and method of driving semiconductor device
A semiconductor device using a programming unit with is provided. A highly reliable semiconductor device using the programming unit is provided. A highly integrated semiconductor device using the programming unit is provided. In a semiconductor circuit having a function of changing a structure of connections between logic cells such as PLDs, connection and disconnection between the logic cells or power supply to the logic cells is controlled by a programming unit using an insulated gate field-effect transistor with a small amount of off-state current or leakage current. A transfer gate circuit may be provided in the programming unit. To lower driving voltage, a capacitor may be provided in the programming unit and the potential of the capacitor may be changed during configuration and during operation.
Semiconductor device and method of driving semiconductor device
A semiconductor device using a programming unit with is provided. A highly reliable semiconductor device using the programming unit is provided. A highly integrated semiconductor device using the programming unit is provided. In a semiconductor circuit having a function of changing a structure of connections between logic cells such as PLDs, connection and disconnection between the logic cells or power supply to the logic cells is controlled by a programming unit using an insulated gate field-effect transistor with a small amount of off-state current or leakage current. A transfer gate circuit may be provided in the programming unit. To lower driving voltage, a capacitor may be provided in the programming unit and the potential of the capacitor may be changed during configuration and during operation.
FPGA with reconfigurable threshold logic gates for improved performance, power, and area
A field-programmable gate array (FPGA) with reconfigurable threshold logic gates for improved performance, power, and area (PPA) is provided. This disclosure describes a new architecture for an FPGA, referred to as threshold logic FPGA (TLFPGA), that integrates a conventional lookup table (LUT) with a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) digital implementation of a binary perceptron, referred to as a threshold logic cell (TLC). The TLFPGA design described herein, combined with a new logic mapping algorithm that exploits the presence of both conventional LUTs and TLCs within the basic logic element (BLE) block, achieves significant improvements in all the metrics of PPA. The TLCs of embodiments described herein are capable of implementing a complex threshold function, which if implemented using conventional gates would require several levels of logic gates. The TLCs only require seven static random-access memory (SRAM) cells and are significantly faster than the conventional LUTs.
FPGA with reconfigurable threshold logic gates for improved performance, power, and area
A field-programmable gate array (FPGA) with reconfigurable threshold logic gates for improved performance, power, and area (PPA) is provided. This disclosure describes a new architecture for an FPGA, referred to as threshold logic FPGA (TLFPGA), that integrates a conventional lookup table (LUT) with a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) digital implementation of a binary perceptron, referred to as a threshold logic cell (TLC). The TLFPGA design described herein, combined with a new logic mapping algorithm that exploits the presence of both conventional LUTs and TLCs within the basic logic element (BLE) block, achieves significant improvements in all the metrics of PPA. The TLCs of embodiments described herein are capable of implementing a complex threshold function, which if implemented using conventional gates would require several levels of logic gates. The TLCs only require seven static random-access memory (SRAM) cells and are significantly faster than the conventional LUTs.
Process of Routing Tile-to-Tile Interconnects of an FPGA, and Method of Manufacturing an FPGA
A method of routing interconnects of a field programmable gate array including: a plurality of logic tiles, and a tile-to-tile interconnect network, having a plurality of tile-to-tile interconnects to interconnect logic tile networks of the logic tiles, the method comprises: routing a first plurality of tile-to-tile interconnects in a first plurality of logic tiles. After routing the first plurality of tile-to-tile interconnects, routing a second plurality of tile-to-tile interconnects in a second plurality of logic tiles. The start/end point of each tile-to-tile interconnect in the first plurality and the second plurality of tiles is independent of the start/end point of the other tile-to-tile interconnects in the first and second plurality, respectively. Routing the second plurality of tile-to-tile interconnects includes connecting at least one start/end point of each tile-to-tile interconnect in the second plurality of tiles to at least one start/end point of each interconnect in the first plurality of tiles.
Process of Routing Tile-to-Tile Interconnects of an FPGA, and Method of Manufacturing an FPGA
A method of routing interconnects of a field programmable gate array including: a plurality of logic tiles, and a tile-to-tile interconnect network, having a plurality of tile-to-tile interconnects to interconnect logic tile networks of the logic tiles, the method comprises: routing a first plurality of tile-to-tile interconnects in a first plurality of logic tiles. After routing the first plurality of tile-to-tile interconnects, routing a second plurality of tile-to-tile interconnects in a second plurality of logic tiles. The start/end point of each tile-to-tile interconnect in the first plurality and the second plurality of tiles is independent of the start/end point of the other tile-to-tile interconnects in the first and second plurality, respectively. Routing the second plurality of tile-to-tile interconnects includes connecting at least one start/end point of each tile-to-tile interconnect in the second plurality of tiles to at least one start/end point of each interconnect in the first plurality of tiles.
Data processing engine array architecture with memory tiles
An integrated circuit can include a data processing engine (DPE) array having a plurality of tiles. The plurality of tiles can include a plurality of DPE tiles, wherein each DPE tile includes a stream switch, a core configured to perform operations, and a memory module. The plurality of tiles can include a plurality of memory tiles, wherein each memory tile includes a stream switch, a direct memory access (DMA) engine, and a random-access memory. The DMA engine of each memory tile may be configured to access the random-access memory within the same memory tile and the random-access memory of at least one other memory tile. Selected ones of the plurality of DPE tiles may be configured to access selected ones of the plurality of memory tiles via the stream switches.
Data processing engine array architecture with memory tiles
An integrated circuit can include a data processing engine (DPE) array having a plurality of tiles. The plurality of tiles can include a plurality of DPE tiles, wherein each DPE tile includes a stream switch, a core configured to perform operations, and a memory module. The plurality of tiles can include a plurality of memory tiles, wherein each memory tile includes a stream switch, a direct memory access (DMA) engine, and a random-access memory. The DMA engine of each memory tile may be configured to access the random-access memory within the same memory tile and the random-access memory of at least one other memory tile. Selected ones of the plurality of DPE tiles may be configured to access selected ones of the plurality of memory tiles via the stream switches.