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Processor NAND flash boot system and method

US8621194B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

Conexant Systems, LLC · US

Inventors

James Duda · Waltham, US
Andre M. Hassan · Windham, US
Nathan Dohm · Natick, US
Robert Fleming · San Jose, US
Michael J. Schaffstein · Waltham, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 31, 2010
Grant date	Dec 31, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 15, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F9/4406
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system for booting a processor from NAND flash, comprising a NAND agnostic boot controller and a NAND flash device, wherein the NAND flash device further comprises a boot wrapper storing boot code in a predetermined format.

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