发明名称 Detection of fuse re-growth in a microprocessor
摘要 A microprocessor includes a first plurality of fuses, a predetermined number of which are selectively blown. Control values are provided from the fuses to circuits of the microprocessor to control operation thereof. A second plurality of fuses are blown with the predetermined number of the first plurality of fuses that are blown and a Boolean complement of the predetermined number. In response to being reset, the microprocessor: reads the predetermined number and the Boolean complement of the predetermined number from the second plurality of fuses, Boolean complements the predetermined number read from the second plurality of fuses to generate a result, compares the result with the Boolean complement of the predetermined number read from the second plurality of fuses, and prevent itself from fetching and executing user program instructions if the result does not equal the Boolean complement of the predetermined number read from the second plurality of fuses.
申请公布号 US8281223(B2) 申请公布日期 2012.10.02
申请号 US20100719322 申请日期 2010.03.08
申请人 GASKINS DARIUS D.;GASKINS STEPHAN;VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 发明人 GASKINS DARIUS D.;GASKINS STEPHAN
分类号 G11C29/00;G11C17/18 主分类号 G11C29/00
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