Direct boot arrangement using a NAND flash memory
US7849302B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 10, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/7201
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and processes for booting a device can be implemented by detecting a reset signal associated with the device and retrieving a predetermined page of data from a nonvolatile memory location into a register associated with the nonvolatile memory. The nonvolatile memory may be designed and implemented such that each page of data is retrieved from the nonvolatile memory as a unit, and the page of data includes instructions for use in booting the device. A command to read data stored in the register is received, and the command can include an address identifying a location of one or more instructions within the register. In response, the one or more instructions are retrieved from the register for execution by a processor.
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