Method using virtual ASIC pins to reconfigure hardware
US8880746B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 31, 2006 |
| Grant date | Nov 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/44505
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for unconditionally loading a value into first memory of an first integrated circuit, which operates in one of several different modes depending on value stored in the first memory. In one embodiment, apparatus comprises a printed circuit board. The first integrated circuit (IC) is mounted on the printed circuit board, wherein the first IC comprises a first memory device, and wherein the first IC is configured to operate in a first mode when a first value is stored in the first memory device, and wherein the first IC is configured to operate in a second mode when a second value is stored in the first memory device. The printed circuit board also includes a second IC mounted thereon. The second IC comprises a second memory device that stores the first value. A third IC mounted on the printed circuit board is configured to provide a copy of the first value stored in the second memory device to the first IC for storage in the first memory device, wherein the third IC is configured to provide the copy of the first value to the first IC without condition.
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