Method and apparatus for combining controller firmware storage and controller logic in a mass storage system
US5606660A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 21, 1994 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/1008
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A microprocessor-controlled solid state storage system having a controller and non-volatile memory for storing firmware code therein. The controller includes first memory for storing firmware code transferred from the non-volatile memory, and second memory including primitive firmware code stored therein causing execution of a microprocessor for transferring the firmware code from reserved blocks in the non-volatile memory into the first memory upon initialization of the storage system and causing calculation of a checksum for verification of the integrity of the firmware code.
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