Patent ID: 7350013

Claim:
A programmable logic device (PLD), comprising: programmable logic circuitry; a bridge circuitry, comprising: a first interface circuitry and a second interface circuitry; a first signal select circuitry, the first signal select circuitry coupled to the first interface circuitry and the programmable logic circuitry; a second signal select circuitry, the second signal select circuitry coupled to the second interface circuitry and a first logic circuitry; and an information interchange circuitry; wherein the first signal select circuitry is configured to selectably provide a communication path between the information interchange circuitry and either the programmable logic circuitry or the first interface circuitry, and wherein the second signal select circuitry is configured to selectably provide a communication path between the information interchange circuitry and either the first logic circuitry or the second interface circuitry.