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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2021
Microchip Technology Incorporated, Chandler, AZ (US);
Roshan Samuel, Chandler, AZ (US);
Erick Pfeifer, Cedar Park, TX (US);
John Day, Marlborough, MA (US);
Daniel Ujvari, Hauppauge, NY (US);
Microchip Technology Incorporated, Chandler, AZ (US);
Abstract
An apparatus may include a processor. The apparatus may include a memory communicatively coupled to the processor. The apparatus may include a memory control circuit (MCC). The MCC may be configured to define a protected portion of the memory, wherein the protected portion of the memory is configured for read-only access by the processor, increase a size of the protected portion of the memory, and, after the increase in size of the protected portion of the memory, prevent decreases of the size of the protected portion of the memory.