Patents Examined by Chris Shin
  • Patent number: 5428750
    Abstract: A field programmable logic module provides a set of sockets for mounting electronic components, a set of connector pins for providing external access to the board, and a set of field programmable interconnect devices (FPIDs). The FPIDs are buffered, multiple port cross-point switches that may be programmed by a host computer to selectively connect terminals of the components mounted in the sockets to one another or to the external connector pins. Signal buffers within the FPID ports can be programmed to provide various types of buffering and logic operations on the signals routed by the FPIDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1995
    Assignee: I-Cube Design Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Jai Hsieh, Chi-Song Horng