Patent attributes
A tile of an FPGA includes a multiple mode arithmetic circuit. The multiple mode arithmetic circuit is configured by control signals to operate in an integer mode, a floating-point mode, or both. In some example embodiments, multiple integer modes (e.g., unsigned, two's complement, and sign-magnitude) are selectable, multiple floating-point modes (e.g., 16-bit mantissa and 8-bit sign, 8-bit mantissa and 6-bit sign, and 6-bit mantissa and 6-bit sign) are supported, or any suitable combination thereof. The tile may also fuse a memory circuit with the arithmetic circuits. Connections directly between multiple instances of the tile are also available, allowing multiple tiles to be treated as larger memories or arithmetic circuits. By using these connections, referred to as cascade inputs and outputs, the input and output bandwidth of the arithmetic circuit is further increased.
