Using ECC memory to store configuration information
US8386885B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 26, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/1048
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A programmable processing device having a non-volatile memory that may comprise a first memory portion and a second memory portion, where the first section of the first memory portion is configured to store program instructions or data and the second memory portion of the memory word is configured to store either the configuration data or the error detection bits depending upon if an error detection scheme is implemented for the program instructions or data.
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