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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2009
Aysel Yildiz Okyay, Instanbul, TR;
Luu Ngoc Nguyen, Milpitas, CA (US);
Gregory Jon Richmond, Cupertino, CA (US);
Aysel Yildiz Okyay, Instanbul, TR;
Luu Ngoc Nguyen, Milpitas, CA (US);
Gregory Jon Richmond, Cupertino, CA (US);
Spectra Linear, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and devices are described for the implementation of a novel architecture to support download sequencing techniques for circuit configuration data. Sets of configuration data from nonvolatile memory may be sequentially transferred to volatile memory to support reconfigurable circuit elements, for example, for use in a clock generator. Different programmable circuit elements may use configuration data, but have different ramp-up times before stable operation. With early download sequence positioning of configuration data, and corresponding immediacy in initiation of operation, certain clock elements are able to commence initiation of operation while remaining clock elements are provided with configuration data from a latter portion of the download sequence.