Computer system initialization via boot code stored in a non-volatile memory having an interface compatible with synchronous dynamic random access memory
US7058779B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 5, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 3, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4403
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for reducing the number of interface lines and non-volatile memory devices in a computer system includes providing a non-volatile memory having a SDRAM style interface. A system having both non-volatile memory and SDRAM has reduced interface lines by providing only one memory interface. A system where the SDRAM interface logic is initialized by code stored in the non-volatile memory having a SDRAM style interface, eliminating any requirement for other non-volatile memory, independent of the SDRAM interface, from which to initialize the system.
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