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System boot using NAND flash memory and method thereof

US7234052B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 29, 2002
Grant dateJun 19, 2007
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Expiry dateJun 2, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F9/44573
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method are provided for booting a computing device using a NAND flash memory. Boot code stored in the NAND flash memory is transferred to a RAM for execution by the CPU. Operating system program stored in the NAND flash memory is transferred to a system memory for execution therefrom by the CPU after system boot.

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