PROGRAMMABLE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH MIRRORED INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE

• Main Authors: YOUNG, STEVEN, P, BAUER, TREVOR, J, TANIKELLA, RAMAKRISHNA, K
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 09.01.2013
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY; ELECTRICITY; PULSE TECHNIQUE

A programmable integrated circuit (IC) with mirrored interconnect structure. The IC includes a plurality of arrangements, which are horizontally arranged. Each arrangement includes a first logic column, an interconnect column, and a second logic column. Each interconnect column includes programmable interconnect blocks (148), and each of the first and second logic columns includes programmable logic blocks. Each programmable interconnect block provides a plurality of first input and output ports on a first side and a plurality of second input and output ports on a second side. The first ports and the first side of each of the programmable interconnect blocks physically mirror the second ports and the second side of the programmable interconnect block. The ports of the programmable interconnect blocks are coupled to the ports of the programmable logic blocks in the first and second logic columns.