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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 21, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Petro Estakhri, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Robert Reid, Fremont, CA (US);
Berhanu Iman, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Lexar Microsystems, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
39518314 ;
Abstract
A microprocessor-controlled solid state storage system having a controller and non-volatile memory for storing firmware code therein. The controller includes first memory for storing firmware code transferred from the non-volatile memory, and second memory including primitive firmware code stored therein causing execution of a microprocessor for transferring the firmware code from reserved blocks in the non-volatile memory into the first memory upon initialization of the storage system and causing calculation of a checksum for verification of the integrity of the firmware code.