Freescale Semiconductor,inc.

Nxp Usa, Inc.

Yossy Neeman

Ori Goren

Asher Berkovitz

Aviel Livay

Gil Moran

Yaron Netanel

Inbar Ben-Porat

An integrated circuit hierarchical design tool apparatus comprises a processor arranged to support a block coupling reconfiguration unit. The block coupling reconfiguration unit is capable of receiving block layout data comprising block placement, terminal location data and intra-block connectivity data. The block coupling reconfiguration unit is arranged to identify from the block layout data a block placement level block having a terminal respectively coupled to a plurality of other block placement level blocks by a plurality of nets, and to provide the block with an additional terminal capable of providing the same function as the terminal. The block coupling reconfiguration unit is also arranged to replace a net of the plurality of nets that is coupled to the terminal with a replacement net coupled to the additional terminal.

Integrated circuit hierarchical design tool apparatus and method of hierarchically designing an integrated circuit

A device having priority update capabilities and a method for updating priorities, the method includes: receiving a request to update to a requested priority, priorities of transaction requests stored within a first sequence of pipeline stages that precede an arbiter; updating a priority level of a transaction request stored in the first sequence to the requested priority if the transaction request is priority upgradeable and if the requested priority is higher that a current priority of the transaction request; and arbitrating between transaction requests in response to priority attributes associated with the transaction requests.

Device having priority upgrade mechanism capabilities and a method for updating priorities

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Gedera, Israel

Yossy Neeman