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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 04, 1996
Kenneth Rush, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Hewlett-Packard Co., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A programmable logic device including a plurality of programmable atomic logic elements (PALEs) where each PALE has a plurality of data inputs and generates a data output signal. The PALEs are logically arranged as a plurality of hierarchically coupled partitions. Each partition is defined by a unique set of the next lower hierarchy partitions and an interconnect bus that extends only to the unique set of the next lower partitions that are within that partition. The lowest level of hierarchy is one of the plurality of PALEs. A plurality of hyperlinks provided within each PALE programmably couples the PALE data output signal to each of the interconnect busses in each of the higher levels of hierarchy that include the PALE. Preferably, the PALE also includes a tunnel connection for coupling the PALE data output signal to adjacent neighbor PALEs without using the interconnect bus of any of the partitions.