System boot using NAND flash memory and method thereof
US8185728B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 9, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2028 |
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- 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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