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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2010
Stephen A. Neuendorffer, San Jose, CA (US);
Paul M. Hartke, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Paul R. Schumacher, Berthoud, CO (US);
Stephen A. Neuendorffer, San Jose, CA (US);
Paul M. Hartke, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Paul R. Schumacher, Berthoud, CO (US);
Xilinx, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A hardware interface in an integrated circuit is disclosed. The hardware interface comprises data storage coupled to store and provide data; a data shifter coupled to the data storage to at least bit shift the data obtained from the data storage; and a control circuit coupled to the data storage and the data shifter for controlling a transfer of the data from the data storage and the data shifter. The control circuit comprises a state machine for controlling operation of the data storage and the data shifter; and the state machine is programmable responsive to code executable by a processor coupled to an auxiliary processing unit to adapt to the auxiliary processing unit.