Integrated circuit and method for bringing an integrated circuit to execute instructions
US6356942B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4403
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An integrated circuit comprises a CPU, ports for external communication, a memory means and a switching means for converting the circuit between a working mode and an initiating mode. The circuit is in itself, in the initiating mode, adapted to receive an initiating signal, comprising external instructions, and to bring the CPU to execute said instructions.According to a method for bringing the integrated circuit to execute instructions, the integrated circuit is in a first step brought into the initiating mode. Thereafter the circuit receives said external signal and uses the integrated CPU to execute said instructions.
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