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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2009
Applicant:
Kok Heng Choe, Penang, MY;
Inventor:
Kok Heng Choe, Penang, MY;
Assignee:
Altera Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/82 (2006.01); H01L 21/4763 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provide circuits, methods, and apparatus directed to an integrated circuit having a memory interface that is configurable to have one of a multiple different bus widths. The memory interface has a first set of lines and a second set of lines. The first and second set of lines are arranged such that there are multiple locations at which a via may be placed to connect a line of the first set to a line of the second set. The placement of the vias determines the bus width of the memory interface.