Patent ID: 8248101
Filing Date: 2012-08-21
Classification: G06F,G11C,H01L,H03K

Abstract:
1. An integrated circuit (“IC”) comprising: a) a configurable circuit for configurably performing one of a plurality of operations based on configuration data; b) a storage circuit for storing configuration data for the configurable circuit, said storage circuit comprising a plurality of internal storage nodes, each internal storage node maintaining one bit of the stored configuration data; c) an interconnect circuit for controllably connecting the storage circuit to the configurable circuit to supply the stored configuration data, wherein the interconnect circuit is external to the storage circuit; and d) a plurality of direct connections directly connecting the storage circuit's internal storage nodes to the interconnect circuit, each direct connection directly contacting one internal storage node for providing the bit of the stored configuration data maintained by the internal storage node to the interconnect circuit without any intervening circuit that controls whether the bit of the stored configuration data reaches the interconnect circuit, wherein the direct connection is a part of a logical connection connecting the interconnect circuit with the storage circuit, the logical connection comprising two direct connections that are contacting two complementary internal storage nodes.