US Patent 7847589 Configuration data feeding device

A configuration data feeding device for feeding configuration data to a plurality of FPGAs includes a memory for storing configuration data that are fed to the plurality of FPGAs, a plurality of interface units for outputting the configuration data read out from the memory, according to their specific configuration layouts, an interface selection unit for selecting, out of the plurality of interface units, an interface unit that is to be used for configuring each of the plurality of FPGAs, and a circuit-switching unit for switching the circuits that connect the FPGAs to the interface units depending upon the selection by the interface selection unit.