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System, apparatus and method for securely protecting a processor in transit

US10009339B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Sergiu D. Ghetie · Hillsboro, US
Neeraj Upasani · Portland, US
Vijaya K. Boddu · Pleasanton, US
Kenneth D. Young · Cayce, US
Daniel Borkowski · Lunenburg, US
Won Lee · Hillsboro, US
Shahrokh Shahidzadeh · Beaverton, US
Samie B. Samaan · Lake Oswego, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 31, 2016
Grant date	Jun 26, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 1, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W12/47
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment, a processor includes: a first die including at least one processor core to execute instructions and a non-volatile storage to store an identifier to be provisioned into the processor during manufacture; a second die to couple to the first die, the second die including a wireless circuit and a second non-volatile storage; and a wireless interface to couple to the second die to enable wireless communication with a wireless device. The processor may be disabled if the identifier is not stored in the second non-volatile storage. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

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