Patent ID: 7876124

Claim:
A configuration circuit for configuring circuit elements, the circuit comprising: a nonvolatile memory array configured to store a set of configuration data for each of a plurality of circuit elements comprising a clock generator circuit; a control module, communicatively coupled with the nonvolatile memory array and a volatile memory, and configured to control successive transfers, in a predetermined sequence, of each set of configuration data to the volatile memory, wherein in controlling the successive transfers, the control module is configured to: control transfer of a first set of configuration data corresponding to a power supply; and control, after transfer of the set of configuration data corresponding to the power supply, transfer of a second set of configuration data corresponding to a phase lock loop; and the volatile memory, configured to be communicatively coupled with each of the plurality of circuit elements, and configured to receive and store each transferred set of configuration data, wherein one or more of the plurality of circuit elements are adapted to begin operation responsive to receipt of their corresponding set of configuration data and before each set of the configuration data has been transferred.