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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 1990
Filed:
Aug. 08, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yiu-Fai Chan, Saratoga, CA (US);
Chuan-Yung Hung, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Altera Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
36518908 ; 36523009 ; 365240 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for programming programmable logic arrays using fewer chip resources is provided. The programmable elements in the programmable logic arrays are serially addressed using shift registers. The method and apparatus are particularly useful in conserving resources on a chip containing several programmable arrays.