APPARATUS, METHOD, SYSTEM AND EXECUTABLE MODULE FOR CONFIGURATION AND OPERATION OF ADAPTIVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITRY HAVINGF FIXED, APPLICATION SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL ELEMENTS
First Claim
1. A system for configuring and operating an adaptive circuit, the system comprising:
- a first routable and executable information module, the first module having first configuration information and having a first routing sequence for routing;
a plurality of heterogeneous computational elements, the plurality of heterogeneous computational elements designated by the first routing sequence of the first executable information module; and
an interconnection network coupled to the plurality of heterogeneous computational elements, the interconnection network adapted to selectively provide the module to the plurality of heterogeneous computational elements, the interconnection network further adapted to configure the plurality of heterogeneous computational elements for a first functional mode of a plurality of functional modes in response to the first configurations information.
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Abstract
The present invention concerns configuration of a new category of integrated circuitry for adaptive computing. The various embodiments provide an executable information module for an adaptive computing engine (ACE) integrated circuit and may include configuration information, operand data, and may also include routing and power control information. The ACE IC comprises a plurality of heterogeneous computational elements coupled to an interconnection network. The plurality of heterogeneous computational elements include corresponding computational elements having fixed and differing architectures, such as fixed architectures for different functions such as memory, addition, multiplication, complex multiplication, subtraction, configuration, reconfiguration, control, input, output, and field programmability. In response to configuration information, the interconnection network is operative to configure the plurality of heterogeneous computational elements for a plurality of different functional modes.
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1 Claim
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1. A system for configuring and operating an adaptive circuit, the system comprising:
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a first routable and executable information module, the first module having first configuration information and having a first routing sequence for routing;
a plurality of heterogeneous computational elements, the plurality of heterogeneous computational elements designated by the first routing sequence of the first executable information module; and
an interconnection network coupled to the plurality of heterogeneous computational elements, the interconnection network adapted to selectively provide the module to the plurality of heterogeneous computational elements, the interconnection network further adapted to configure the plurality of heterogeneous computational elements for a first functional mode of a plurality of functional modes in response to the first configurations information.
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