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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:
Sep. 25, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2004
Applicants:
Ali H Burney, Fremont, CA (US);
Daniel R Mansur, Emerald Hills, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ali H Burney, Fremont, CA (US);
Daniel R Mansur, Emerald Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
Altera Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/38 (2006.01); H03K 19/177 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Circuitry and methods are provided for control and configuration of a PLD. An embodiment of the invention comprises hard IP circuitry embedded in the PLD. The circuitry may include a gigabit MAC, a hard processor, and a DMA engine. The invention permits a variety of operations, including real-time control and remote programming, without the use of dedicated external circuitry.