发明名称 Microprocessor with program-accessible re-writable non-volatile state embodied in blowable fuses of the microprocessor
摘要 A microprocessor includes re-writeable non-volatile state (RNS) addressable by an instruction executed by the microprocessor that instructs the microprocessor to write a new value to the RNS. A plurality of fuses are each readable to determine whether the fuse is blown or unblown, in response to the microprocessor decoding the instruction. A Boolean logic unit performs Boolean operations on the values read from the plurality of fuses to determine a current RNS value. A fuse blowing device blows at least one unblown fuse to change the current RNS value to the new value when the new value is different than the current value. The microprocessor can read the plurality of fuses, perform the Boolean operations, and blow at least one unblown fuse to change the current value of the RNS to a new value multiple times in response to a program running on the microprocessor executing the instruction multiple times.
申请公布号 US7663957(B2) 申请公布日期 2010.02.16
申请号 US20080141387 申请日期 2008.06.18
申请人 VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 发明人 HENRY G. GLENN;JAIN DINESH K.;PARKS TERRY
分类号 G11C17/18 主分类号 G11C17/18
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