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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2005
Applicants:
Fabrice Jean Verplanken, La Gaude, FR;
Jean-paul Aldebert, Vence, FR;
Claude Basso, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jean Louis Calvignac, Raleigh, NC (US);
Inventors:
Fabrice Jean Verplanken, La Gaude, FR;
Jean-Paul Aldebert, Vence, FR;
Claude Basso, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jean Louis Calvignac, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A data aligner in a reconfigurable computing environment is disclosed. Embodiments employ hardware macros in field configurable gate arrays (FPGAs) to minimize the number of configurable logic blocks (CLBs) needed to shift bytes of data. The alignment mechanism allows flexibility, scalability, configurability, and reduced costs as compared to application specific integrated circuits.