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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 16, 1996
Om Prakash Agrawal, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael James Wright, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Ju Shen, San Jose, CA (US);
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A programmable integrated circuit includes configurable logic blocks (CLB's), configurable input/output blocks (IOB's) and an interconnect network for providing program-defined routing of signals between the CLB's and IOB's. The interconnect network includes direct connect means for providing programmably-selectable, dedicated connections between a first CLB and one or more adjacent CLBs and further between a first CLB and one or more CLBs. The interconnect network also includes peripheral direct connect means for providing programmably-selectable, dedicated connections between a first configurable IOB and first and second CLBs.