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(43) Date of publication: 15.09.2021 Bulletin 2021/37 (21) Application number: 19835920.0 (22) Date of filing: 05.11.2019

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06F 15/78(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): G06F 15/7835; G06F 15/7867; G06F 15/17331 (86) International application number: PCT/US2019/059771 (87) International publication number: WO 2020/097013 (14.05.2020 Gazette 2020/20)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 09.11.2018 US 201816186055 09.11.2018 US 201816186102 (71) Applicant: Xilinx, Inc. San Jose, California 95124 (US)

(72) Inventors: THYAMAGONDLU, Chandrasekhar, S. San Jose, CA 95124 (US) KURLAGUNDA, Ravi, N. San Jose, CA 95124 (US) CHAN, Kenneth, K. San Jose, CA 95124 (US) SUNKAVALLI, Ravi San Jose, CA 95124 (US) NEEMA, Hem, C. San Jose, CA 95124 (US) XIE, Karen San Jose, CA 95124 (US) SANTAN, Sonal San Jose, CA 95124 (US) HOU, Lizhi San Jose, CA 95124 (US) (74) Representative: Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB  Postfach 330 920 80069 München 80069 München (DE)