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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2005
James G. Schleicher, Ii, Los Gatos, CA (US);
David Karchmer, Los Altos, CA (US);
James G. Schleicher, II, Los Gatos, CA (US);
David Karchmer, Los Altos, CA (US);
Altera Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Compiler flows are provided that can produce functionally equivalent field programmable gate arrays ('FPGAs') and structured application-specific integrated circuits ('structured ASICs'). The flows may include feeding back design transformations that are performed during either flow so that a later performance of the other flow will necessarily include the same transformations, thereby helping to ensure functional equivalence. The flows may include a comparison of intermediate results in order to prove that functional equivalence is being achieved.