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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2009
Richard S. Ballantyne, Stittsville, CA;
Mark Paluszkiewicz, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Henry E. Styles, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Ralph D. Wittig, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Richard S. Ballantyne, Stittsville, CA;
Mark Paluszkiewicz, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Henry E. Styles, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Ralph D. Wittig, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Xilinx, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Within a system comprising a programmable integrated circuit (IC), a method can include storing a first configuration within the system in a read-only memory that is independent of the programmable IC. The programmable IC, being loaded with the first configuration, comprises a circuit that accesses a data source external to the system over a communication link. A second configuration can be downloaded by the programmable IC from the data source. The second configuration can be stored within a random access memory within the system that is independent of the programmable IC. Responsive to a reconfiguration event, the programmable IC can be loaded with the second configuration from the random access memory.