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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021
Filed:
May. 09, 2017
Via Alliance Semiconductor Co., Ltd., Shanghai, CN;
G. Glenn Henry, Austin, TX (US);
Rodney E. Hooker, Austin, TX (US);
Terry Parks, Austin, TX (US);
Douglas R. Reed, Austin, TX (US);
VIA ALLIANCE SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD., Shanghai, CN;
Abstract
A processor including a memory controller for interfacing an external memory and a programmable functional unit (PFU). The PFU is programmed by a PFU program to modify operation of the memory controller, in which the PFU includes programmable logic elements and programmable interconnectors. For example, the PFU is programmed by the PFU program to add a function or otherwise to modify an existing function of the memory controller enhance its functionality during operation of the processor. In this manner, the functionality and/or operation of the memory controller is not fixed once the processor is manufactured, but instead the memory controller may be modified after manufacture to improve efficiency and/or enhance performance of the processor, such as when executing a corresponding process.