RECONFIGURABLE IC THAT HAS SECTIONS RUNNING AT DIFFERENT LOOPERNESS
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1. A reconfigurable IC comprising:
- a plurality of sections;
each section including a plurality of configurable circuits;
each configurable circuit for configurably performing a set of operations; and
each section storing multiple configuration data sets for each configurable circuit, each configuration data set for a particular configurable circuit specifying an operation that the particular configurable circuit has to perform from the circuit'"'"'s set of operations;
wherein the configurable circuits of different sections iterate through different numbers of stored configuration data sets;
wherein a first section stores N number of configuration data sets for each configurable circuit in the first section, while a second section stores M number of configuration data sets for each configurable circuit in the second section, wherein N and M are different.
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Abstract
Some embodiments provide a reconfigurable IC that includes at least two sections, each with several configurable circuits. Each configurable circuit configurably performs a set of operations. Each section stores multiple configuration data sets for each configurable circuit. Each configuration data set for a particular configurable circuit specifies the operation that the particular configurable circuit has to perform from the circuit'"'"'s set of operations, where the configurable circuits of different sections iterate through different numbers of configuration data sets.
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24 Claims
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1. A reconfigurable IC comprising:
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a plurality of sections;
each section including a plurality of configurable circuits;
each configurable circuit for configurably performing a set of operations; and
each section storing multiple configuration data sets for each configurable circuit, each configuration data set for a particular configurable circuit specifying an operation that the particular configurable circuit has to perform from the circuit'"'"'s set of operations;
wherein the configurable circuits of different sections iterate through different numbers of stored configuration data sets;
wherein a first section stores N number of configuration data sets for each configurable circuit in the first section, while a second section stores M number of configuration data sets for each configurable circuit in the second section, wherein N and M are different. - View Dependent Claims (2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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3. (canceled)
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4. (canceled)
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11. An electronic device comprising:
a reconfigurable IC comprising;
a plurality of sections;
each section including a plurality of configurable circuits;
each configurable circuit for configurably performing a set of operations; and
each section storing multiple configuration data sets for each configurable circuit, each configuration data set for a particular configurable circuit specifying an operation that the particular configurable circuit has to perform from the circuit'"'"'s set of operations;
wherein the configurable circuits of different sections iterate through different numbers of stored configuration data sets;
wherein a first section stores N number of configuration data sets for each configurable circuit in the first section, while a second section stores M number of configuration data sets for each configurable circuit in the second section, wherein N and M are different. - View Dependent Claims (12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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13. (canceled)
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14. (canceled)
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21. A reconfigurable IC comprising:
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a plurality of sections;
each section including a plurality of configurable circuits;
each configurable circuit for configurably performing a set of operations; and
each section storing multiple configuration data sets for each configurable circuit, each configuration data set for a particular configurable circuit specifying an operation that the particular configurable circuit has to perform from the circuit'"'"'s set of operations;
wherein the configurable circuits of different sections iterate through different numbers of stored configuration data sets;
wherein first and second sections have the ability to store the same number of configuration data sets for each configurable circuit in the two sections, but a configurable circuit in a first section iterates through a smaller sub-set of the configuration data sets than a configurable circuit in a second section.
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22. An electronic device comprising:
a reconfigurable IC comprising;
a plurality of sections;
each section including a plurality of configurable circuits;
each configurable circuit for configurably performing a set of operations; and
each section storing multiple configuration data sets for each configurable circuit, each configuration data set for a particular configurable circuit specifying an operation that the particular configurable circuit has to perform from the circuit'"'"'s set of operations;
wherein the configurable circuits of different sections iterate through different numbers of stored configuration data sets;
wherein first and second sections have the ability to store the same number of configuration data sets for each configurable circuit in the two sections, but a configurable circuit in a first section iterates through a smaller sub-set of the configuration data sets than a configurable circuit in a second section.
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23. A reconfigurable IC comprising:
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a plurality of sections;
each section including a plurality of configurable circuits;
each configurable circuit for configurably performing a set of operations; and
each section storing multiple configuration data sets for each configurable circuit, each configuration data set for a particular configurable circuit specifying an operation that the particular configurable circuit has to perform from the circuit'"'"'s set of operations;
wherein the configurable circuits of different sections iterate through different numbers of stored configuration data sets;
wherein the configurable circuits include configurable interconnect circuits each for configurably performing a set of interconnect operations, wherein a configuration data set for a configurable interconnect circuit specifies an interconnect operation for the configurable interconnect circuit to perform within the configurable interconnect circuit'"'"'s set of interconnect operations.
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24. An electronic device comprising:
a reconfigurable IC comprising;
a plurality of sections;
each section including a plurality of configurable circuits;
each configurable circuit for configurably performing a set of operations; and
each section storing multiple configuration data sets for each configurable circuit, each configuration data set for a particular configurable circuit specifying an operation that the particular configurable circuit has to perform from the circuit'"'"'s set of operations;
wherein the configurable circuits of different sections iterate through different numbers of stored configuration data sets;
wherein the configurable circuits include configurable interconnect circuits each for configurably performing a set of interconnect operations, wherein a configuration data set for a configurable interconnect circuit specifies an interconnect operation for the configurable interconnect circuit to perform within the configurable interconnect circuit'"'"'s set of interconnect operations.
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