a2) United States Patent
`Vorbach etal.
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`(10) Patent No.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
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`US 8,471,593 B2
`Jun. 25, 2013
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`US008471593B2
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`LOGIC CELL ARRAY AND BUS SYSTEM
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`(56)
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`References Cited
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`(76)
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`Inventors: Martin Vorbach, Miinchen (DE); Frank
`May, Miinchen (DE); Dirk Reichardt,
`Miinchen (DE); Frank Lier, Miinchen
`(DE); Gerd Ehlers, Grasbrunn (DE);
`Armin Nickel, Neupotz (DE); Volker
`Baumgarte, Miinchen (DE); Prashant
`Rao, Miinchen (DE); Jens Oertel, Bad
`Bergazabern (DE)
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`(*)
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`Notice:
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`Subject to any disclaimer, the termof this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by0 days.
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`(21)
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`Appl. No.: 13/289,296
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`(22)
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`Filed:
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`Noy. 4, 2011
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`Primary Examiner — Vibol Tan
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`ABSTRACT
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`A logic cell array having a numberoflogic cells and a seg-
`mented bus system for logic cell communication, the bus
`system including different segment lines having shorter and
`longer segments for connecting two pointsin orderto be able
`to minimize the number of bus elements traversed between
`separate communicationstart and end points.
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`Prior Publication Data
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`US 2012/0072699 Al
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`Mar. 22, 2012
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`Related U.S. Application Data
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`Continuation ofapplication No. 12/371,040, filed on
`Feb. 13, 2009, now Pat. No. 8,058,899, which is a
`continuation of application No. 10/398,546, filed as
`application No. PCT/EPO1/11593 on Oct. 8, 2001,
`nowPat. No. 7,595,659.
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`Int. Cl.
`GO0O6F 7/52
`U.S. CL.
`USPC wee 326/41; 326/38; 326/39; 708/620;
`708/501
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`(2006.01)
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`Field of Classification Search
`USPC woe 326/38-41,; 708/490, 501-505, 620,
`708/650, 670
`See applicationfile for complete searchhistory.
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`30 Claims, 11 Drawing Sheets
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`8/1997
`8/1997
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`8/1997
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`8/1997
`10/1997
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`Cliff et al.
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`Carlstedt
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`Ngai etal.
`Kinerketal.
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`Sitesetal.
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`Lytle et al.
`Asanoetal.
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`Halverson, Jr. et al.
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`King etal.
`DiBrinoet al.
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`Agrawalet al.
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`Dappet al.
`Barker etal.
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`Selvidgeet al.
`Steenstraet al.
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`Gould et al.
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`Matsumoto
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`Zandveld et al.
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`Nizar et al.
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`Kean
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`Matsushimaet al.
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`Barker etal.
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`Chen
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`Dappet al.
`Circello et al.
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`DeHonetal.
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`Craft et al.
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`Norman
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`Trimberger
`Trimberger
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`Telikepalli
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`Yamagami
`Barbieretal.
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`5/1998
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`Hung
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`Athanaset al.
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`Shimomuraet al.
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`Baxter
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`Henzingeret al.
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`Taylor
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`Kanaiet al.
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`Shiraishi
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`Chinetal.
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`Kadosumi etal.
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`Hesteret al.
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`Williamset al.
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`Martel et al.
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`Trimberger
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`Furtek etal.
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`Boydet al.
`Rothman etal.
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`Davis, II
`Kahleet al.
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`Takataet al.
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`Inoue
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`‘Young
`Greenbaum etal.
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`Young etal.
`Vorbachetal.
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`DeHonetal.
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`Guttaget al.
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`Eageretal.
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`Breternitz, Jr.
`Cookeetal.
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`Cookeetal.
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`Trimbergeretal.
`Ekanadham et al.
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`Cherabuddi et al.
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`Guptaet al.
`Sharrit et al.
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`Kimetal.
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`New
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`Furtek etal.
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`Patelet al.
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`Sample etal.
`Vorbachetal.
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`Ebelingetal.
`Newetal.
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`Abramovici
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`Magloire
`Vorbachetal.
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`Martin etal.
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`Zhenget al.
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`Blainey
`Mohan etal.
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`Lawman
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`Earl
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`Pauna
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`DeHonetal.
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`North et al.
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`Baxter
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`Ussery etal.
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`Trimberger
`Smith
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`Daveet al.
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`Roussakov
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`Simmonset al.
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`Hartmann
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`Trimbergeretal.
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`Manning
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`Mirsky etal.
`Higginbottom
`Vorbachetal.
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`Mirsky etal.
`Wu
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`McGeeetal.
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`Bozler et al.
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`Iwanczuk et al.
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`Shamset al.
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`Bealet al.
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`Newetal.
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`New
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`Wulfet al.
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`Marshall
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`Barnett
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`Wirthlinet al.
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`Casselman
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`Saito et al.
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`Maedaetal.
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`Hamada etal.
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`Schultz et al.
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`Iwanczuk et al.
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`Schultz et al.
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`Borkenhagenetal.
`Guccione
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`Jefferson et al.
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`Revilla et al.
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`Solomonetal.
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`Kean
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`Davis et al.
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