IP Library Patent Application 18191785
Patent Application
App. No. 18/191,785

Modular Compilation Flows for a Programmable Logic Device

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App. No.
18/191,785
Abstract

Systems or methods of the present disclosure may provide an electronic device that includes memory storing instructions; and a processor, that when executing the instructions, is to receive a design for a programmable fabric of an integrated circuit device. The instructions are also to cause the processor to cause compilation of the design into a configuration during a compilation window. The instructions further are to cause the processor to determine at least some routing for the configuration outside of the compilation window.

Claims (37)

1 . An electronic device, comprising:

memory storing instructions; and

a processor, that when executing the instructions, is to:

receive a design for a programmable fabric of an integrated circuit device;

cause compilation of the design into a configuration during a compilation window; and

determine at least some routing for the configuration outside of the compilation window.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein determining the at least some routing for the configuration comprises compiling the at least some routing before compiling the design in the compilation window.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least some routing comprises external routing connecting a region with circuitry outside of the region.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein causing compilation of the design during the compilation window comprises compiling intra-region routes.

5 . The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the intra-region routes comprise routes between processing elements of the programmable fabric or within processing elements of the programmable fabric.

6 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least some routing comprises native multiplexers of the programmable fabric.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein determining the at least some routing comprises adding or modifying routing after the compilation window.

8 . The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein adding or modifying routing comprises using an engineering change order.

9 . A method, comprising:

receiving a design for a programmable fabric of an integrated circuit device;

compiling the design with at least some routing for an implementation of the design not being compiled with the rest of the design;

determining to add or modify a route of the at least some routing;

changing the route; and

utilizing the design to configure the programmable fabric to perform a function using the changed route.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the at least some routing for the implementation of the design comprises default pre-configured routes.

11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the at least some routing comprises no external routes extending outside of a region until after compilation of the design.

12 . The method of claim 9 , wherein changing the route includes removing the route, adding an additional route, replacing the route, or combination thereof.

13 . The method of claim 9 , comprising saving the changed route to a library.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein determining whether to add or modify the route comprises prioritizing using routes that are pre-compiled over routes that are yet to be compiled.

15 . An electronic device, comprising:

memory storing instructions and a plurality of routing layers each indicating one or more pre-compiled routes available for use in a design; and

a processor, that when executing the instructions, is to:

receive the design for a programmable fabric of an integrated circuit device;

compile the design with local routing within a region during a compilation window;

receive an indication of one or more of the plurality of routing layers;

merge the one or more of the plurality of routing layers with the design with local routing to generate a configuration bitstream; and

utilize the configuration bitstream to configure the programmable fabric of the integrated circuit device.

16 . The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the instructions are part of design software stored in the memory and implemented by the processor.

17 . The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein a routing layer of plurality of routing layers comprises a single route for the region.

18 . The electronic device of claim 17 , wherein the instructions, when executed, are to cause the processor to merge the one or more of the plurality of routing layers into a composite routing layer before merging the one or more of the plurality of routing layers with the design with local routing.

19 . The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein a routing layer of the plurality of routing layers comprises multiple routes indicated in the routing layer.

20 . The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the local routing comprises between processing elements of the region or within a processing element of the region, and the pre-compiled routes extend to a boundary of the region.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 12, 2025
From: ALTERA CORPORATION
To: BARCLAYS BANK PLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 073431/0309 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 19, 2024
From: INTEL CORPORATION
To: ALTERA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 066353/0886 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 29, 2023
From: SINCLAIR, BYRON; KINSNER, MICHAEL; QUAN, GABRIEL; ZHANG, VICTOR TZI-ON; IYER, MAHESH A.; LIANG, CHENGPING; SINGH, DESHANAND P.
To: INTEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063155/0902 →