FIELD-PROGRAMMABLE ANALOG ARRAY AND FIELD PROGRAMMABLE MIXED SIGNAL ARRAY USING SAME
First Claim
1. A field-programmable analog array comprising:
- programmable analog timing arrays,wherein the programmable analog timing arrays are reconfigurable through a program to perform operation of a plurality of analog circuits or analog-digital conversion circuits without physical re-processing of circuit.
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Abstract
A field-programmable analog array including an array of a plurality of programmable analog timing circuits, the field-programmable analog array being field-programmable to a plurality of analog or analog-to-digital conversion circuits, such as relaxation oscillators, phase shifters, phase interpolators, pulse width modulators, pseudo exponential digitally controlled oscillators, etc. through programming, without physical re-processing of circuit. A field-programmable mixed signal array according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a plurality of field-programmable analog arrays, field-programmable digital blocks and field-programmable connecting wire blocks, the field-programmable mixed signal array being field-programmable to a plurality of analog, digital or analog-to-digital conversion circuits, such as digital pulse width modulators, time-digital converters, analog-digital converters, phase-locked loops, DC-DC, AC-DC and DC-AC converters through programming, without physical re-processing of circuit.
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34 Claims
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1. A field-programmable analog array comprising:
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programmable analog timing arrays, wherein the programmable analog timing arrays are reconfigurable through a program to perform operation of a plurality of analog circuits or analog-digital conversion circuits without physical re-processing of circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A field-programmable mixed signal array comprising:
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at least one field-programmable analog array; at least one field-programmable digital block configured to perform a logic operation which is field-reconfigurable through a program; and at least one field-programmable connecting wire block capable of field-reconfiguring connection states of input signals and output signals of each of the field-programmable analog array and the field-programmable digital block, wherein the field-programmable analog array, the field-programmable digital block, and the field-programmable connecting wire block are reconfigurable through a program to perform operation of a plurality of analog, digital, or analog-digital conversion circuits without physical re-processing of circuit. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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