Texas Instruments Corporation

Narender Madurai Shankar

Erdal Paksoy

Charles W Brokish

Steve Karouby

Olivier Schuepach

An integrated circuit () includes an on-chip boot ROM () holding boot code, a non-volatile security identification element () having non-volatile information determining a less secure type or more secure type, and a processor (). The processor () is coupled to the on-chip boot ROM () and to the non-volatile security identification element () to selectively execute boot code depending on the non-volatile information of the non-volatile security identification element (). Other technology such as processors, methods of operation, processes of manufacture, wireless communications apparatus, and wireless handsets are also disclosed.

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