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EP 1379977 A1 20040114 - HDL PREPROCESSOR

Title (en)

HDL PREPROCESSOR

Title (de)

HDL-VORPROZESSOR

Title (fr)

PREPROCESSEUR HDL

Publication

EP 1379977 A1 20040114 (EN)

Application

EP 01924969 A 20010411

Priority

US 0111931 W 20010411

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO02084538A1] The present invention describes a VHDL preprocessor. Configurable and flexible VHDL sources comprise statements that are replaceable by specific values dependent on design requirements.

IPC 1-7

G06F 17/50

IPC 8 full level

G06F 17/50 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06F 30/30 (2020.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 02084538A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 02084538 A1 20021024; EP 1379977 A1 20040114

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0111931 W 20010411; EP 01924969 A 20010411