Direct boot arrangement using a NAND flash memory

Details Direct boot arrangement using a NAND flash memory Direct boot arrangement using a NAND flash memory

2006-04-10

2010-12-07

Cao, Chun (Department: 2115)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support

Digital data processing system initialization or configuration

Loading initialization program

C713S001000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07849302

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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