A method and apparatus for developing run-time parameterizable logic cores for programmable logic devices (PLDs). In various embodiments, logic cores are defined in a run-time reconfiguration program, the logic cores having output pins and input pins. A pre-route tool routes selected ones of the output...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US6510546?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6510546 - Method and apparatus for pre-routing dynamic run-time reconfigurable logic cores