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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:
Apr. 19, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2003
Applicants:
Larry R. Fenstermaker, Nazareth, PA (US);
Zheng Chen, Macungie, PA (US);
Gregory S. Cartney, Coplay, PA (US);
Inventors:
Larry R. Fenstermaker, Nazareth, PA (US);
Zheng Chen, Macungie, PA (US);
Gregory S. Cartney, Coplay, PA (US);
Assignee:
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C005/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for implementing configuration memory on a programmable logic device. For example, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, bi-directional buffers are implemented between sections of a column of memory. The buffers may provide buffering for data lines extending through the column of memory.