Configurable integrated circuit with built-in turns
First Claim
1. An integrated circuit (“
- IC”
) comprising;
a plurality of configurable nodes arranged in an array having a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, the plurality of configurable nodes comprising a first group of configurable nodes aligned along a first direction and a second group of configurable nodes aligned along a second direction, wherein the first direction and second direction intersect at a particular location;
a set of nested direct offset connections comprising (i) a first direct offset connection that connects a first node from the first group of configurable nodes with a second node from the second group of configurable nodes, and (ii) a second direct offset connection that connects a third node from the first group of configurable nodes with a fourth node from the second group of configurable nodes,wherein a distance between the third node and the particular location in the first direction is greater than a distance between the first node and the particular location in the first direction,wherein a distance between the fourth node and the particular location in the second direction is greater than a distance between the second node and the particular location in the second direction.
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Abstract
Some embodiments of the invention provide an integrated circuit (“IC”) that includes numerous configurable nodes arranged in an array having several rows and columns. In some embodiments, the configurable nodes include a first group of configurable aligned along a particular direction and a second group of configurable nodes aligned along a different direction. The IC also includes a set of direct offset turn connections arranged across the node array in a repetitive nested architecture. Each direct offset turn connection connects a node from the first group of configurable nodes to a node from the second group of configurable nodes. Each direct offset turn connection includes at least two wire segments that are arranged in at least two different directions and intersect to define a turn. No direct offset turn connection overlaps with another direct offset turn connection.
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20 Claims
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1. An integrated circuit (“
- IC”
) comprising;a plurality of configurable nodes arranged in an array having a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, the plurality of configurable nodes comprising a first group of configurable nodes aligned along a first direction and a second group of configurable nodes aligned along a second direction, wherein the first direction and second direction intersect at a particular location; a set of nested direct offset connections comprising (i) a first direct offset connection that connects a first node from the first group of configurable nodes with a second node from the second group of configurable nodes, and (ii) a second direct offset connection that connects a third node from the first group of configurable nodes with a fourth node from the second group of configurable nodes, wherein a distance between the third node and the particular location in the first direction is greater than a distance between the first node and the particular location in the first direction, wherein a distance between the fourth node and the particular location in the second direction is greater than a distance between the second node and the particular location in the second direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- IC”
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11. An electronic device comprising:
- an integrated circuit (“
IC”
) comprising;a plurality of configurable nodes arranged in an array having a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, the plurality of configurable nodes comprising a first group of configurable nodes aligned along a particular direction and a second group of configurable nodes aligned along a different direction; and a set of direct offset turn connections arranged across the node array in a repetitive nested architecture, each direct offset turn connection connecting a node from the first group of configurable nodes to a node from the second group of configurable nodes, wherein each direct offset turn connection comprises at least two wire segments that are arranged in at least two different directions and intersect to define a turn, wherein no direct offset turn connection overlaps with another direct offset turn connection. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- an integrated circuit (“
Specification