Patents Assigned to M2000 SA.
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Publication number: 20100244921Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2009Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: M2000 SA.Inventor: Jean Barbier
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Publication number: 20100115483Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2008Publication date: May 6, 2010Applicant: M2000 SA.Inventors: Olivier V. Lepape, Philippe Piquet
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Publication number: 20100040122Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2008Publication date: February 18, 2010Applicant: M2000 SA.Inventors: Jean Barbier, Olivier V. Lepape
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Patent number: 7568136Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 8, 2005Date of Patent: July 28, 2009Assignee: M2000 SA.Inventors: Frédéric Réblewski, Olivier V. Lepape
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Patent number: 7529998Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 17, 2007Date of Patent: May 5, 2009Assignee: M2000 SA.Inventor: Frédéric Réblewski
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Patent number: 7498840Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 17, 2007Date of Patent: March 3, 2009Assignee: M2000 SAInventor: Olivier V. LePape
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Publication number: 20090009216Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2008Publication date: January 8, 2009Applicant: M2000 SA.Inventor: Olivier V. Lepape
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Publication number: 20080055968Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2007Publication date: March 6, 2008Applicant: M2000 SA.Inventors: Jean Barbier, Olvier Lepape, Philippe Piquet
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Patent number: 7307873Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 21, 2006Date of Patent: December 11, 2007Assignee: M2000 SA.Inventors: Jean Barbier, Olvier V. Lepape, Philippe Piquet
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Publication number: 20070279089Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2007Publication date: December 6, 2007Applicant: M2000 SA.Inventor: Olivier LePape
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Publication number: 20070283190Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2007Publication date: December 6, 2007Applicant: M2000 SA.Inventor: Frederic Reblewski
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Patent number: 7274215Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 17, 2006Date of Patent: September 25, 2007Assignee: M2000 SA.Inventor: Olivier V. Lepape