Embedding Memory within Tile Arrangement of a Configurable IC
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Abstract
Some embodiments of the invention provide a configurable IC that includes several configurable computational tiles and several memory tiles. Each computational tile has a set of configurable logic circuits for configurably performing a plurality of computations and a set of configurable routing circuits. The routing circuits of the tiles configurably route signals between configurable logic circuits. Each memory tiles includes a set of routing circuits and a memory array for storing data on which the logic circuit perform computation. In this IC, at least a first memory tile has the same set of configurable routing circuits as at least a second computational tile.
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23 Claims
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1-22. -22. (canceled)
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23. A routing fabric for a configurable integrated circuit (IC), wherein said configurable IC comprises memory tiles and computational tiles, said routing fabric comprising:
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a) a first set of routing elements placed in an arrangement within a first computational tile; and b) a second set of routing elements, matching said first set of routing elements, placed within a first memory tile in the same arrangement as said first set of routing elements.
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