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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2014
Filed:
May. 18, 2012
Applicants:
Jun Pin Tan, Selangor, MY;
Kiun Kiet Jong, Pulau Pinang, MY;
Inventors:
Jun Pin Tan, Selangor, MY;
Kiun Kiet Jong, Pulau Pinang, MY;
Assignee:
Altera Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/173 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An integrated circuit (IC) includes a circuit, an encoder, and a decoder. The circuit is coupled to circuitry in the IC via a first set of interconnect fabricated using a metal layer. The encoder encodes a plurality of address lines to provide a plurality of encoded address lines. The decoder decodes the plurality of address lines. The plurality of encoded address lines are routed using a second set of interconnect fabricated using the metal layer.