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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2006
Mark S. Diggs, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
David E. Merry, Jr., Irvine, CA (US);
Mark S. Diggs, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
David E. Merry, Jr., Irvine, CA (US);
SiliconSystems, Inc., Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Abstract
A non-volatile storage subsystem is capable of serving as a configuration controller for configuring/programming one or more field-programmable devices, such as FPGAs, of a target computer system. The storage subsystem may be in the form of a memory card or drive that plugs into a standard slot or external port of the target system. When connected to the target system, the storage subsystem uses the appropriate download interface/protocol to stream or otherwise send configuration data stored in its non-volatile storage to the target system's field-programmable device(s). Thus, the need for a configuration controller in the target system is avoided. Once the configuration process is complete, the storage subsystem preferably acts as a standard storage subsystem, such as an ATA storage drive, that may be used by the target system to store data.