Some embodiments of the invention provide a first configurable integrated circuit (IC) that has a first configurable IC design. The first configurable IC implements a second IC design that is specified for a second IC that is to operate a particular design rate. The first configurable IC includes several...http://www.google.de/patents/US7408382?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7408382 - Configurable circuits, IC's, and systems