Intel Corporation

Texas Instruments Corporation

Sigmatel, Inc.

Steve Tuyen Vu

Sean R Atsatt

Krishnaswamy Nagaraj

Scott J Weber

Paul Kimelman

Andrew Martyn Draper

Ting Lu

Jean Charles Pina

Mikel K Ash

A system for maintaining reconfigurable partitions in an integrated device includes a first buffer having channels that store configuration data and a mask. The system also includes first decompression circuitry having a second buffer coupled to the first buffer that stores the configuration data and second decompression circuitry having a third buffer coupled to the first buffer that stores the mask. The system also includes partition maintenance circuitry that applies the mask to the configuration data after the first decompression circuitry has decompressed the configuration data and the second decompression circuitry has decompressed the mask.

Maintaining reconfigurable partitions in a programmable device

A flexible memory interface system includes a control module, instruction memory, a command processing unit, an address processing unit, and a data processing unit. The control module controls storing and retrieving of a command portion, an addressing portion, and data of an instruction to access memory to and from the instruction memory and the command processing unit, the address processing unit, and the data processing unit, respectively. The command processing unit is operably coupled to process a command portion of an instruction to access memory. The address processing unit is operably coupled to process an addressing portion of the instruction to access the memory. The data processing unit is operably coupled to process data conveyance to or from the external memory based on the instruction to access the memory.

Flexible memory interface system for independently processing different portions of an instruction

Methods and circuits for measuring the temperature of a transistor are disclosed. An embodiment of the method includes, providing a current into a circuit, wherein the circuit is connected to the transistor. A variable resistance is connected between the base and collector of the transistor. The circuit has a first mode and a second mode, wherein the current in the first mode flows into the base of the transistor and through the resistance and the current in the second mode flows into the emitter of the transistor. Voltages in both the first mode and the second mode are measured using different resistance settings. The temperature of the transistor is calculated based on the difference between the different voltages.

Circuits and methods for determining the temperature of a transistor

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