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Method of generating application specific integrated circuits using a programmable hardware architecture

  • US 6,484,304 B1
  • Filed: 01/10/2000
  • Issued: 11/19/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/01/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for generating an application specific integrated circuit, the method comprising:

  • a) providing a software configurable semiconductor integrated circuit having set data paths and comprising a predetermined fixed hardware architecture having a plurality of specialized task engines, each of the plurality of specialized task engines performing at least one operation comprising an algorithm, a data communication, or a data manipulation according to an instruction from at least one microtask;

    b) defining a high-level language program that describes the application specific integrated circuit, the high-level language program being defined by using at least one application library that is optimized for at least one of the plurality of specialized task engines;

    c) converting the high-level language program into a program image of the application specific integrated circuit; and

    d) mapping the program image onto at least one of the plurality of specialized task engines to implement the application specific integrated circuit.

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