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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2002
Applicant:
Joachim Bangert, Erlangen, DE;
Inventor:
Joachim Bangert, Erlangen, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/76 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A digital logic unit can be reconfigured and includes: a plurality of logic cells () that have configurable properties; a memory () with a plurality of microprograms () that contains information on the functionality of a plurality of logic cells (), at least one of the microprograms () being reprogrammable depending on a certain application at least during the current operation of the logic unit; elements for selecting at least one microprogram (); and elements for configuring logic cells corresponding to the functionality information of the selected microprogram () at least during the current operation of the logic unit.