436 results about "Soft core" patented technology

A probe card assembly includes a probe card, a space transformer having resilient contact structures (probe elements) mounted directly to (i.e., without the need for additional connecting wires or the like) and extending from terminals on a surface thereof, and an interposer disposed between the space transformer and the probe card. The space transformer and interposer are “stacked up” so that the orientation of the space transformer, hence the orientation of the tips of the probe elements, can be adjusted without changing the orientation of the probe card. Suitable mechanisms for adjusting the orientation of the space transformer, and for determining what adjustments to make, are disclosed. The interposer has resilient contact structures extending from both the top and bottom surfaces thereof, and ensures that electrical connections are maintained between the space transformer and the probe card throughout the space transformer's range of adjustment, by virtue of the interposer's inherent compliance. Multiple die sites on a semiconductor wafer are readily probed using the disclosed techniques, and the probe elements can be arranged to optimize probing of an entire wafer. Composite interconnection elements having a relatively soft core overcoated by a relatively hard shell, as the resilient contact structures are described.

A probe card assembly includes a probe card, a space transformer having resilient contact structures (probe elements) mounted directly to (i.e., without the need for additional connecting wires or the like) and extending from terminals on a surface thereof, and an interposer disposed between the space transformer and the probe card. The space transformer and interposer are “stacked up” so that the orientation of the space transformer, hence the orientation of the tips of the probe elements, can be adjusted without changing the orientation of the probe card. Suitable mechanisms for adjusting the orientation of the space transformer, and for determining what adjustments to make, are disclosed. The interposer has resilient contact structures extending from both the top and bottom surfaces thereof, and ensures that electrical connections are maintained between the space transformer and the probe card throughout the space transformer's range of adjustment, by virtue of the interposer's inherent compliance. Multiple die sites on a semiconductor wafer are readily probed using the disclosed techniques, and the probe elements can be arranged to optimize probing of an entire wafer. Composite interconnection elements having a relatively soft core overcoated by a relatively hard shell, as the resilient contact structures are described.

An attribute of a hardware feature to be customized in a soft core is parameterized so that a value received from a user can be used to generate a description of a circuit containing the customized hardware feature. The generated description also describes, in accordance with the invention, a register that is indicative of the customization. For example, the generated (customized) description may describe the register as containing the value. After the circuit is created, the register may be read (at any time) to identify the customization. Hence, access to such a register eliminates the need for a user to maintain documentation on values specified during customization. Such a register may additionally be used to identify a device driver that is appropriate for use with the customized hardware feature. Additional registers may be included in the generated description, e.g. to identify the function of the circuit, and the version number.

The invention discloses an embedded multinuclear main controller based on an FPGA (Field Programmable Gata Array) chip in the technical field of robot control. The main controller integrates two main modules, namely a Nios II soft core processor and a DSP (Digital Signal Processing) coprocessor, wherein the Nios II soft core processor communicates with a system clock module, a watchdog and resetting system module, a JTAG interface module, a CAN serial bus control module and a memorizer control module by an Avalon bus module; as a hardware computing core, the DSP coprocessor communicates with a Nios II soft core by the Avalon bus module; and the Nios II soft core is responsible for the movement planning of a robot and the communication of each controller at each joint, and the coprocessor is responsible for kinetic resolving. The embedded multinuclear main controller adopts the Nios II soft core as a communication core and the coprocessor as a computing core to realize the rapid and stable control and reduce energy consumption and the volume.

The invention discloses a device for online detecting and locating cable fault based on SOPC (System On Programmable Chip) technology, which comprises an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) module with a NIOS II soft core, a high-speed DA module, a signal conditioning module, a separating coupling module and a high-speed AD module, wherein the FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) module generates detecting signals for detecting cable faults; the detecting signals are converted into analog signals by the high-speed DA module; then the analog signals are converted into detecting signals with proper amplitude by the signal conditioning module; the detecting signals are coupled into the detected cable in working state by the separating coupling module; meanwhile, the feedback signals from the cable fault points are received from the separating coupling module; the feedback signals are converted into digital signals by the high-speed AD module and the digital signals are sent to the FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) module with NIOS II soft core; and the fault type and fault distance information of the tested cable is acquired by the digital signals through relative calculation and fault detecting and locating algorithm. The cable fault can be detected and located in real time by the device. In addition, the device has advantages of accurate test, high test precision, strong interference resistance, high integration level and the like.

The invention discloses an on-chip network router system with high reliability and a design method thereof, wherein, the design method of the on-chip network router system with high reliability comprises the steps that: a router soft core based on a wormhole routing swap mode and a rotation routing selection mode is designed; a corresponding SCAC coding circuit, an SCAC decoding circuit and an SCAC error correction circuit are designed for data with a specified width; and the SCAC error correction circuit is added into the router; the SCAC coding circuit and the SCAC decoding circuit are connected with the router so as to from a framework of the router system; an SCAC-TMR fault tolerance proposal is designed for the framework of the router system and the on-chip network router system with high reliability is realized; the functions of the on-chip network router system with high reliability are tested and verified and the performance of the on-chip network router system with high reliability is evaluated. The on-chip network router system with high reliability of the invention can reduce the area, the energy consumption and the expenses of the on-chip network, ensure the reliable data transmission of the on-chip network and prevent a signal jumping with a relatively long time delay from appearing on the channel, thus being more applicable to the design of fault-tolerant and multi-core processors in the future.

A golf ball comprising a core comprising a halogenated thiophenol and having a diameter of from about 1.30 inches to about 1.40 inches, a compression of about 45 or less; and a coefficient of restitution of about 0.780 or greater at about 125 feet per second; and a cover having a thickness of from about 0.14 inches to about 0.16 inches and being formed from a composition comprising a Na-ionomer and a Li-ionomer blend having a Shore D hardness of about 60 to about 70; wherein a combination of the core and the cover results in the golf ball having a compression of from about 85 to about 95, and a coefficient of restitution of from about 0.815 to about 0.825 at about 125 feet per second.