Patents Assigned to M2000 SA.
  • Publication number: 20100244921
    Abstract: Embodiments of programmable delay line circuits are disclosed herein. The delay line circuit may comprise a first multiplexer having a first input coupled with an input line; a second multiplexer having a first input, and a second input coupled with an output of the first multiplexer, and an output coupled with a second input of the first multiplexer; a third multiplexer having a first input coupled with the output of the second multiplexer, a second input coupled with the input line, and an output coupled with an output line; a first control gate coupled with the third multiplexer to control the third multiplexer; and a second control gate coupled with the second multiplexer to control the second multiplexer; wherein the first and second control gates selectively control the second and third multiplexer, responsive to a delay value encoded in Gray Code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: M2000 SA.
    Inventor: Jean Barbier
  • Publication number: 20100115483
    Abstract: Embodiments provide crossbar structures, and reconfigurable circuits that contain crossbar structures, that include n inputs and an output, where n is an integer, chains of transistors coupled to the n inputs and the output, a plurality of control signal elements—each coupled to one or more transistors of the plurality of chains of transistors to selectively couple said n inputs to the output—and an additional chain of transistors coupled to at least some of the plurality of control signal elements and the output to selectively couple a constant output voltage to the output. Other embodiments may be disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: M2000 SA.
    Inventors: Olivier V. Lepape, Philippe Piquet
  • Publication number: 20100040122
    Abstract: Embodiments provide methods, systems, and apparatuses including combinatorial or reconfigurable circuitry having input/output (I/O) circuitry with an I/O terminal and an input buffer. The I/O terminal receives a receive signal at a receive signal level that was transmitted from another integrated circuit at a transmitted signal level which is either a first or a second different signal level. The input buffer compares the receive signal to one or more reference signals to generate an input signal corresponding to the transmitted signal level based at least in part on the result of the comparison, even if the receive signal is received at a third signal level in between the first and the second signal level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2008
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: M2000 SA.
    Inventors: Jean Barbier, Olivier V. Lepape
  • Patent number: 7568136
    Abstract: Reconfigurable circuits and systems having a recovery module coupled to the reconfigurable circuit and configured to access the configuration memory to retrieve configuration data stored in the configuration memory. The recovery module analyzes the retrieved configuration data to determine whether the configuration data has been corrupted and, if so, restores the configuration data to their uncorrupted state. Methods of operating such reconfigurable circuits and systems are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: M2000 SA.
    Inventors: Frédéric Réblewski, Olivier V. Lepape
  • Patent number: 7529998
    Abstract: A reconfigurable circuit having primary function blocks with runtime built-in self-test (BIST) circuitry, one or more redundant function blocks and runtime reconfiguration logic is described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: M2000 SA.
    Inventor: Frédéric Réblewski
  • Patent number: 7498840
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) includes a number of function blocks (FB), of which at least one is re-configurable. Each of the FBs may be a reconfigurable function or a non-reconfigurable function or recursively expanded with additional “nested” function blocks. The IC further includes a number of input pins, a number of output pins, an adder, and a number of crossbar devices. The elements, at least at the IC level, are coupled in a manner such that all input signals are provided to the FBs through a first subset of the crossbar devices, all internal signals are routed from one FB to another FB through a second subset of crossbar devices, and all output signals are routed from the FBs to the output pins through a third subset of crossbar devices. To increase routability and speed each of the crossbar device output has a single fanout. Additionally, each of the crossbar devices may provide only one input to each other crossbar device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: M2000 SA
    Inventor: Olivier V. LePape
  • Publication number: 20090009216
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) includes a number of function blocks (FB), of which at least one is re-configurable. Each of the FBs may be a reconfigurable function or a non-reconfigurable function or recursively expanded with additional “nested” function blocks. The IC further includes a number of input pins, a number of output pins, an adder, and a number of crossbar devices. The elements, at least at the IC level, are coupled in a manner such that all input signals are provided to the FBs through a first subset of the crossbar devices, all internal signals are routed from one FB to another FB through a second subset of crossbar devices, and all output signals are routed from the FBs to the output pins through a third subset of crossbar devices. To increase routability and speed each of the crossbar device output has a single fanout. Additionally, each of the crossbar devices may provide only one input to each other crossbar device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: M2000 SA.
    Inventor: Olivier V. Lepape
  • Publication number: 20080055968
    Abstract: Memory employing a plurality of five-transistor memory bit cells in a memory matrix and a power supply control circuit that is configured to provide a simultaneous full clear to all of the memory bit cells is described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: M2000 SA.
    Inventors: Jean Barbier, Olvier Lepape, Philippe Piquet
  • Patent number: 7307873
    Abstract: Memory employing a plurality of five-transistor memory bit cells in a memory matrix and a power supply control circuit that is configured to provide a simultaneous full clear to all of the memory bit cells is described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: M2000 SA.
    Inventors: Jean Barbier, Olvier V. Lepape, Philippe Piquet
  • Publication number: 20070279089
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) includes a number of function blocks (FB), of which at least one is re-configurable. Each of the FBs may be a reconfigurable function or a non-reconfigurable function or recursively expanded with additional “nested” function blocks. The IC further includes a number of input pins, a number of output pins, an adder, and a number of crossbar devices. The elements, at least at the IC level, are coupled in a manner such that all input signals are provided to the FBs through a first subset of the crossbar devices, all internal signals are routed from one FB to another FB through a second subset of crossbar devices, and all output signals are routed from the FBs to the output pins through a third subset of crossbar devices. To increase routability and speed each of the crossbar device output has a single fanout. Additionally, each of the crossbar devices may provide only one input to each other crossbar device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Applicant: M2000 SA.
    Inventor: Olivier LePape
  • Publication number: 20070283190
    Abstract: A reconfigurable circuit having primary function blocks with runtime built-in self-test (BIST) circuitry, one or more redundant function blocks and runtime reconfiguration logic is described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Applicant: M2000 SA.
    Inventor: Frederic Reblewski
  • Patent number: 7274215
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) includes a number of function blocks (FB), of which at least one is re-configurable. Each of the FBs may be a reconfigurable function or a non-reconfigurable function or recursively expanded with additional “nested” function blocks. The IC further includes a number of input pins, a number of output pins, an adder, and a number of crossbar devices. The elements, at least at the IC level, are coupled in a manner such that all input signals are provided to the FBs through a first subset of the crossbar devices, all internal signals are routed from one FB to another FB through a second subset of crossbar devices, and all output signals are routed from the FBs to the output pins through a third subset of crossbar devices. To increase routability and speed each of the crossbar device output has a single fanout. Additionally, each of the crossbar devices may provide only one input to each other crossbar device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: M2000 SA.
    Inventor: Olivier V. Lepape