Abstract: A BGA structure having larger solder balls in high stress regions of the array is disclosed. The larger solder balls have higher solder joint reliability (SJR) and as such may be designated critical to function (CTF), whereby the larger solder balls in high stress regions carry input/output signals between a circuit board and a package mounted thereon. The larger solder balls are accommodated by recessing each ball in the package substrate, the circuit board, or both the package substrate and the circuit board. Additionally, a ball attach method for mounting a plurality of solder balls having different average diameters is disclosed.

Abstract: A circuit system includes an interposer that has a first clock network and first and second integrated circuit dies that are mounted on the interposer. The first integrated circuit die includes a phase detector circuit, an adjustable delay circuit that generates a second clock signal in response to a first clock signal received from the first clock network, and a second clock network that generates a third clock signal in response to the second clock signal. The second integrated circuit die comprises a third clock network that generates a fourth clock signal in response to the first clock signal received from the first clock network. The phase detector circuit controls a delay provided by the adjustable delay circuit to the second clock signal based on a phase comparison between phases of the third and fourth clock signals.

Abstract: A circuit system includes a processing integrated circuit die comprising a first die-to-die interface circuit and a memory interface circuit. The circuit system also includes a second integrated circuit die comprising a second die-to-die interface circuit and a compute circuit that performs computations for the processing integrated circuit die. The first and the second die-to-die interface circuits are coupled together. The compute circuit is coupled to exchange information with the memory interface circuit through the first and the second die-to-die interface circuits.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are provided for configurable die-to-die communication between dies of an integrated circuit system using a programmable routing bridge. Such an integrated circuit system may include a first die on a substrate, a second die on the substrate, and a programmable routing bridge embedded in the substrate. The programmable routing bridge may be mounted to the first die and the second die and is configurable to transfer data between selectable points of the first die and selectable points of the second die.

Abstract: A circuit system includes an accelerator circuit and a compute circuit. The accelerator circuit generates a request in response to receiving packets of data. The accelerator circuit generates an indication of a low power state based on a reduced number of the packets of data being received. The compute circuit performs a processing operation for the accelerator circuit using the packets of data in response to receiving the request. The compute circuit comprises a power management circuit that decreases a supply voltage in the compute circuit and decreases a frequency of a clock signal in the compute circuit in response to the indication of the low power state from the accelerator circuit.

Abstract: An integrated circuit includes logic circuits, first buffer circuits coupled to external ports of the integrated circuit, second buffer circuits that are each coupled to one of the logic circuits, and a crossbar circuit coupled to the first and the second buffer circuits. The crossbar circuit is configurable to provide data transfer between the logic circuits and the external ports of the integrated circuit through the first buffer circuits and the second buffer circuits.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a stacked die system and methods for forming such systems. In an embodiment, the stacked die system may include a first die. The first die may include a device layer and a plurality of routing layers formed over the device layer. The plurality of routing layers may be segmented into a plurality of sub regions. In an embodiment no conductive traces in the plurality of routing layers pass over a boundary between any of the plurality of sub regions. In an embodiment, the stacked die system may also include a plurality of second dies stacked over the first die. According to an embodiment, at least a two of the second dies are communicatively coupled to each other by a die to die interconnect formed entirely within a single sub region in the first die.

Abstract: A circuit system includes a processing circuit, an accelerator circuit, and a buffer circuit that stores packets of data and that is coupled to the processing circuit and to the accelerator circuit. The buffer circuit functions as a crossbar circuit by allowing each of the accelerator circuit and the processing circuit to access at least one of the packets of data stored in the buffer circuit during access to another one of the packets of data stored in the buffer circuit.

Abstract: Systems or methods of the present disclosure may improve scalability (e.g., component scalability, product variation scalability) of integrated circuit systems by disaggregating periphery intellectual property (IP) circuitry into modular periphery IP tiles that can be installed as modules. Such an integrated circuit system may include a first die that includes programmable fabric circuitry and a second die that that includes a periphery IP tile. The periphery IP tile may be disaggregated from the programmable fabric die and may be communicatively coupled to the first die via a modular interface.

Abstract: A multi-chip packaged device may include a first integrated circuit die with a first integrated circuit, such that the first integrated circuit may include a first plurality of ports disposed on a first side and a second plurality of ports disposed on a second side of the first integrated circuit die. The multi-chip packaged device may also include a second integrated circuit die, such that the second integrated circuit may include a third plurality of ports disposed on a third side of the second integrated circuit die. The first integrated circuit may communicate with the first side of the second integrated circuit when placed adjacent to the first side and communicate with the second side of the first integrated circuit die when placed adjacent to the second side.

Abstract: Systems or methods of the present disclosure may provide efficient power consumption for programmable logic devices based on reducing guardband voltages. A programmable logic device may include circuit monitors to mimic critical paths of an implemented circuit design and generate timing information based on the critical paths. A controller on the programmable logic device may adjust the voltage guardband based on the timing information.

Abstract: Systems or methods of the present disclosure may provide efficient electric power consumption of programmable logic devices based on providing different voltage levels to different portions (e.g., voltage islands) of the programmable logic device. For example, the programmable logic device may include circuitry to provide different voltage levels to different voltage islands. The programmable logic device may implement and operate logic configurations with different operating parameters using different operating voltages for efficient electric power consumption.

Abstract: Systems or methods described herein may relate to latch-independent clock gating techniques to enable or disable an internal clock of an integrated circuit device. A programmable logic device includes a clock gating circuit that receives a clock signal and is latch independent. The clock gating circuit includes gating signal circuitry that generates a gating signal based on the clock signal and an enable signal. The clock gating circuit also includes a logic gate that generates a control signal based on the gating signal. The clock gating circuit also includes gated clock generation circuitry that generates a gated clock signal based on the clock signal and the control signal.

Abstract: Systems or methods of the present disclosure may provide for operating a programmable fabric including multiple programmable elements organized into a number of power domains that utilize a common voltage within the respective power domains. A current sensor senses a current of the programmable fabric. When the sensed current has crossed a threshold, the programmable fabric changes the number of power domains.

Abstract: A processor having a system on a chip (SOC) architecture comprises one or more central processing units (CPUs) comprising multiple cores. An optical Compute Express Link (CXL) communication path incorporating a logical optical CXL protocol stack path transmits and receives an optical bit stream directly after the link layer, bypassing multiple levels of the CXL protocol stack. A CXL interface controller is connected to the one or more CPUs to enable communication between the CPUs and one or more CXL devices over the optical CXL communication path.

Abstract: Systems or methods of the present disclosure may provide for determining a loadline for operation of a programmable logic fabric where the loadline is based at least in part on design configuration details for a design or a configuration rather for generic deployment of the programmable logic device. The loadline may be determined using software modeling for the design or configuration. Additionally or alternatively, the loadline may be determined using runtime testing and sensing of real-world parameters. This determination based on real-world parameters of a deployment of the configuration or design is based on a determination of a step load for the design or configuration.

Abstract: A processor package module comprises a substrate, one or more compute die mounted to the substrate, and one or more photonic die mounted to the substrate. The photonic die have N optical I/O links to transmit and receive optical I/O signals using a plurality of virtual optical channels, the N optical I/O links corresponding to different types of I/O interfaces excluding power and ground I/O. The substrate is mounted into a socket that support the power and ground I/O and electrical connections between the one or more compute die and the one or more photonic die.

Abstract: An integrated circuit device that includes programmable logic circuitry that includes a plurality of regions each configured to operate at different voltage levels. The regions may be separated by level shifters that enable communication between the different voltage level regions. The integrated circuitry may also include software that performs voltage aware placement and routing for a user register-transfer level design, and may direct logic to regions according to voltages defined for the regions.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes programmable logic that may be operated in a turbo processing mode to cause an ongoing operation to be completed faster than a scheduled completion time. With at least some of the remaining time to the scheduled completion time, power savings may be realized by operating the programmable logic into a deep sleep mode, where configuration memory associated with the programmable logic may be set to a suitable voltage level as to not cause data loss at lower or zero voltage levels but otherwise realize power savings relative to an amount of power consumed during average processing operations.

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to systems, apparatuses, or processes for improving off-package edge bandwidth by overlapping electrical and optical serialization/deserialization (SERDES) interfaces on an edge of the package. In other implementations, off-package bandwidth for a particular edge of a package may use both an optical fanout and an electrical fanout on the same edge of the package. In embodiments, the optical fanout may use a top surface or side edge of a die and the electrical fanout may use the bottom side edge of the die. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.