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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kerry S. Veenstra, San Jose, CA (US);
Boon-Jin Ang, Penang, MY;
Assignee:
Altera Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/38 ; G06F 1/336 ; H03K 1/9173 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/38 ; G06F 1/336 ; H03K 1/9173 ;
Abstract
A programmable logic configuration device is disclosed having a configuration memory accessible by a controller of the configuration device and by a second device. Arbitration circuitry is provided for arbitrating access to the configuration memory between the configuration controller and the second device.