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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2011
Ben J. Jones, Edinburgh, GB;
William A. Wilkie, Eskbank, GB;
Ben J. Jones, Edinburgh, GB;
William A. Wilkie, Eskbank, GB;
Xilinx, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A decoder in a device receiving data having an error correction code is described. The decoder comprises a memory storing program code having instructions including control signals for decoding an error correction code; an address generator coupled to the memory, the address generator updating an address coupled to the memory for generating a next control signal; and a data processing circuit coupled to receive an instruction from the memory and further coupled to receive syndrome data, the data processing circuit generating error correction values. A method for decoding data having an error correction code is also disclosed.