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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 28, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sherman Lee, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
James R MacDonald, Buda, TX (US);
Michael T Wisor, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
395500 ; 364488 ; 380-3 ; 380-4 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing a microprocessor serial number. A small, nonvolatile random access memory is packaged with the CPU die to provide a storage space for a CPU serial number which can be programmed before leaving the factory. Both the CPU die and the nonvolatile RAM die reside within the cavity of the package. Connection between the two die is provided by conventional wire bonding.