Patent ID: 6367063
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method of storing a first output bit in a memory device based on a first context number, the first output bit resulting from a particular logic function, the method comprising the steps of:providing configuration data which represent a plurality of logic functions to a programmable logic device; providing the first context number to the programmable logic device, the first context number being indicative of the particular logic function, the particular logic function being in the plurality of logic functions, providing operand bits representing an input to the particular logic function to the programmable logic device; selecting the first output bit from the configuration data based on the operand bits and the first context number; storing to the memory device the first output bit such that the first output bit is retrievable based on the first context number; providing a second context number to the programmable logic device after the step of storing the first output bit in the memory device; providing a third context number to the programmable logic device after the step of providing the second context number; and retrieving the first output bit from the memory device based on the first context number after the step of providing the third context number.