Global Patent Index - EP 1506496 A2

EP 1506496 A2 20050216 - DIGITAL LOGIC UNIT THAT CAN BE RECONFIGURED

Title (en)

DIGITAL LOGIC UNIT THAT CAN BE RECONFIGURED

Title (de)

REKONFIGURIERBARE DIGITALE LOGIKEINHEIT

Title (fr)

UNITE LOGIQUE NUMERIQUE RECONFIGURABLE

Publication

EP 1506496 A2 20050216 (DE)

Application

EP 02776857 A 20021025

Priority

  • DE 0204019 W 20021025
  • DE 10153349 A 20011029

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO03038644A2] The invention relates to a digital logic unit that can be reconfigured and that comprises: a plurality of logic cells (19, 26) that have configurable properties; a memory (13) with a plurality of microprograms (14, 16) that contains information on the functionality of a plurality of logic cells (19, 26), at least one of the microprograms (14, 16) being reprogrammable depending on a certain application at least during the current operation of the logic unit; means for selecting at least one microprogram (14, 16); and means for configuring logic cells corresponding to the functionality information of the selected microprogram (14, 16) at least during the current operation of the logic unit.

IPC 1-7

G06F 15/78

IPC 8 full level

G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 7/57 (2006.01); G06F 7/575 (2006.01); G06F 15/78 (2006.01); H03K 19/177 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G06F 15/7867 (2013.01 - EP US); Y02D 10/00 (2017.12 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 03038644A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 03038644 A2 20030508; WO 03038644 A3 20041223; DE 10249204 A1 20030528; EP 1506496 A2 20050216; JP 2005510901 A 20050421; JP 3857691 B2 20061213; US 2004250052 A1 20041209; US 7225321 B2 20070529

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 0204019 W 20021025; DE 10249204 A 20021022; EP 02776857 A 20021025; JP 2003540837 A 20021025; US 49405204 A 20040429