Title :
A CMOS electrically configurable gate array
Author :
El-ayat, Khaled A. ; El Gamal, Abbas ; Guo, Richard ; Chang, John ; Mak, Ricky K H ; Chiu, Frederick ; Hamdy, Esmat Z. ; McCollum, John ; Mohsen, Amr
Author_Institution :
Actel Corp., Sunnyvale, CA, USA
fDate :
6/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A CMOS electrically configurable gate array that combines the flexibility, efficiency, extendability, and performance of mask-programmed gate arrays with the convenience of user programmability is described. The implementation is facilitated by a novel two-terminal antifuse programmable element and a configurable interconnect technology. The chip has been fabricated using 2-μm n-well CMOS technology with two-layer metallization
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; application specific integrated circuits; logic arrays; 2 micron; CMOS electrically configurable gate array; configurable interconnect technology; mask-programmed gate arrays; n-well CMOS technology; two-layer metallization; two-terminal antifuse programmable element; user programmability; CMOS technology; Circuit testing; Integrated circuit interconnections; Logic arrays; Logic programming; Macrocell networks; Metallization; Routing; Sequential circuits; Wiring;
Journal_Title :
Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of
