The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Jan. 30, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 23, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bruce Mielke, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Matthew C. Hendricks, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Altera Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 3/126 ; H01L 2/166 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 3/126 ; H01L 2/166 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for maximizing the data transmission rate from a source data path to selected channels of a destination data path having a different width from the source data path. In a preferred embodiment, the data transfer circuit includes at least one transfer register that is typically of the same width as the data source. Each bit from the transfer register is input to a plurality of multiplexers, each of which typically selects a single bit and outputs the selected bit to the destination.