Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Basic cell architecture for structured ASICs
- Patent Title (中): 结构化ASIC的基本单元架构
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Application No.: US13424747Application Date: 2012-03-20
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Publication No.: US08429586B2Publication Date: 2013-04-23
- Inventor: Ramnath Venkatraman , Michael N. Dillon , David A. Gardner , Carl A. Monzel, III , Subramanian Ramesh , Robert C. Armstrong , Gary S. Delp , Scott A. Peterson
- Applicant: Ramnath Venkatraman , Michael N. Dillon , David A. Gardner , Carl A. Monzel, III , Subramanian Ramesh , Robert C. Armstrong , Gary S. Delp , Scott A. Peterson
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: LSI Corporation
- Current Assignee: LSI Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Luedeka Neely Group, P.C.
- Agent Rick Barnes
- Main IPC: G06F17/50
- IPC: G06F17/50

Abstract:
A basic cell circuit architecture having plurality of cells with fixed transistors configurable for the formation of logic devices and single and dual port memory devices within a structured ASIC is provided. Different configurations of ensuing integrated circuits are achieved by forming variable interconnect layers above the fixed structures. The circuit architecture can achieve interconnection of transistors within a single cell or across multiple cells. The interconnection can be configured to form basic logic gates as well as more complex digital and analog subsystems. In addition, each cell contains a layout of transistors that can be variably coupled to achieve a memory device, such as a SRAM device. By having the capability of forming a logic circuit element, a memory device, or both, the circuit architecture is both memory-centric and logic-centric, and more fully adaptable to modern-day SoCs.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120175683A1 Basic Cell Architecture For Structured ASICs Public/Granted day:2012-07-12
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