Patent ID: 7620924

Claim:
A base platform design for a configurable integrated circuit platform, wherein the base platform design comprises: a memory for storing data; a pre-diffused metal-programmable transistor fabric containing a plurality of transistors configurable to different configurations of logic and memory by the addition of at least one metallization layer to the platform, which selectively connects transistors of the transistor fabric into a configuration of at least one of the logic or memory; firmware-configurable logic blocks, the metallization layer selectively connecting at least one of the firmware-configurable logic blocks to the metal-programmable transistor fabric to receive input signals that are connected to the logic configured in the metal-programmable transistor fabric, the at least one firmware-configurable logic block being configurable by firmware to execute functions on the input signals; and a multiplexer coupled to the logic configured in the metal-programmable transistor fabric and the at least one firmware-configurable logic block, and an enable input selectively controlling the multiplexer to output results from either the logic configured in the metal-programmable transistor fabric or the at least one firmware-configurable logic block.