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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Abbas El Gamal, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Khaled A El-Avat, Cupertino, CA (US);
Amr Mohsen, Saratoga, CA (US);
Assignee:
Actel Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K / ; H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
326 41 ; 327525 ; 326 47 ;
Abstract
A user-programmable interconnect architecture, which may be used for logic arrays for digital and analog system design, is disclosed. In one embodiment, a plurality of logic cells or modules in a matrix are connected by vertical and horizontal wiring channels. The wiring channels may in turn be programmed by the user to interconnect the various logic cells to implement the required logic function. The wiring channels comprise wiring segments connected by normally open programmable. Elements situated at the intersection of any two segments to be connected.