Non-LUT field-programmable gate arrays

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PATENT NO 8836368
APP PUB NO 20130162292A1
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13333229

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New logic blocks capable of replacing the use of Look-Up Tables (LUTs) in integrated circuits, such as Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the new logic block is an AND-Inverter Cone (AIC), which is a binary tree including one or more AND gates with a programmable conditional inversion and a number of intermediary outputs. Compared to LUTs, AICs are richer in terms of input and output bandwidth, because the area of the AICs grows only linearly with the number of inputs. Also, the delay grows only logarithmically with the input count. The new logic blocks can map circuits more efficiently than LUTs, because the AICs are multi-output blocks and can cover more logic depth due to the higher input bandwidth.

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  • ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE (EPFL)

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Afshar, Hadi Parandeh Chavannes-pres-renens, CH 2 5
Bruña, David Novo Lausanne, CH 1 2
Lopez, Paolo Ienne Pully, CH 6 45

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