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G06F 13/00 (2006.01) G06F 15/78 (2006.01)

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CA 2291789

The present invention, generally speaking, provides a reconfigurable computing solution that offers the flexibility of software development and the performance of dedicated hardware solutions. A reconfigurable processor chip includes a standard processor, blocks of reconfigurable logic (1101, 1103), and interfaces (319a, 319b, 311) between these elements. The chip allows application code to be recompiled into a combination of software and reloadable hardware blocks using corresponding software tools. A mixture of arithmetic cells and logic cells allows for higher effective utilization of silicon than a standard interconnect. More efficient use of configuration stack memory results, since different sections of converted code require different portions of ALU functions and bus interconnect. Many types of interfaces with the embedded processor are provided, allowing for fast interface between standard processor code and configurable "hard-wired" functions.

L'invention concerne de manière générale une solution de calcul reconfigurable qui présente la souplesse du développement de logiciel et l'efficacité des solutions matérielles spécialisées. Une puce microprocesseur reconfigurable comprend un processeur standard, des blocs de logique reconfigurable (1101, 1103) et des interfaces (319a, 319b, 311) entre ces éléments. La puce permet la recompilation d'un code d'application sous forme de blocs logiciels et matériels rechargeables, à l'aide d'outils logiciels correspondants. Un mélange de cellules arithmétiques et de cellules logiques permet une utilisation plus efficace du silicium qu'une interconnexion standard. Une utilisation plus efficace de la mémoire de configuration à plaques superposées est assurée, grâce au fait que les différentes sections du code converti nécessitent différentes parties des fonctions ALU et une interconnexion par bus. Sont également décrites, plusieurs types d'interfaces dotées du processeur intégré, permettant l'interface rapide entre un code de processeur standard et des fonctions configurables "câblées".

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