METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPILING ONE CIRCUIT IN A SEQUENCE OF CIRCUITS WITHIN A PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAY - Patent 0980555

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EP 0 980 555 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	23.02.2000 Bulletin 2000/08

(21)	Application number: 97934879.4

(22)	Date of filing: 10.06.1997

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G06F 17/50, H03K 17/693

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9711/628

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 9748/062 (18.12.1997 Gazette 1997/54)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

10.06.1996 US 18103 P

(71)	Applicant: Morphics Technology, Inc.
	Cupertino,California 95014 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	CUMMINGS, Mark, R. Menlo Park, CA 94027 (US) WATSON, John, L. Puyallup, WA 98372 (US)

(74)	Representative: Calderbank, Thomas Roger et al
	MEWBURN ELLISYork House23 Kingsway London WC2B 6HP London WC2B 6HP (GB)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPILING ONE CIRCUIT IN A SEQUENCE OF CIRCUITS WITHIN A PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAY