Patent ID: 8072236

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; 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 first set of data, transfer of additional sets of the configuration data; 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 the power supply is adapted to begin operation after receipt of the first set of configuration data and during the transfer of one or more of the additional sets of the configuration data.