| US 7,474,559 B1 | ||
| Circuit and method for employing unused configuration memory cells as scratchpad memory | ||
| Shankar Lakkapragada, San Jose, Calif. (US); Jose M. Marquez, Mountain View, Calif. (US); and Mark Men Bon Ng, Milpitas, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Xilinx, Inc., San Jose, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 30, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/216,299. | ||
| Int. Cl. G11C 16/20 (2006.01); H03K 19/177 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 365—185.08 [365/185.05; 326/39; 326/38] | 7 Claims |
| 1. A method of employing memory cells of an integrated circuit, said method comprising the steps of:
storing configuration data in a plurality of memory cells of a configuration memory of said integrated circuit;
selecting unused memory cells of said configuration memory for use as scratchpad memory;
providing access to said unused memory cells of said configuration memory; and
enabling use of said unused memory cells of said configuration memory in a user mode as scratchpad memory.
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