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Mechanisms for booting a computing device and programmable circuit

US10664600B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Yah Wen Ho · Bukit Mertajam, MY
Tung Lun Loo · Bukit Mertajam, MY
Yan Fei Lee · Bukit Mertajam, MY

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 23, 2018
Grant date	May 26, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 25, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F21/76
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Apparatus, systems, or methods for a programmable circuit to facilitate a processor to boot a computing device having the processor. A programmable circuit may include non-volatile storage and firmware stored in the non-volatile storage. The firmware may configure the programmable circuit as a memory controller of a memory device coupled to the programmable circuit, to facilitate the processor to boot the computing device having the processor, the programmable circuit, and the memory device, into operation. Other embodiments may also be described and claimed.

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