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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:
Feb. 15, 2005
Filed:
May. 25, 2001
Applicant:
Brian Fox, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventor:
Brian Fox, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Xilinx, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R031/28 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing a system-on-a-chip comprising a processor and a configurable system logic (CSL) including a plurality of banks arranged in an array coupled to the processor. The system on a chip further includes a built-in self test (BIST) mechanism coupled to the CSL to perform tests on the CSL to verify that the banks and interconnections between the banks are functioning properly.