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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:
Dec. 14, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 08, 1997
Mark Leonard Buer, Chandler, AZ (US);
Gregory Clayton Eslinger, Phoenix, AZ (US);
VLSI Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
An integrated circuit accesses encrypted data stored in an external memory, the integrated circuit includes a main memory for storing decrypted data. A processor within the integrated circuit utilizes the decrypted data in the main memory. A soft secure memory management unit (SMMU), within the integrated circuit, monitors data accesses by the processor. The soft SMMU signals the processor when the processor attempts to access first data which is not within the decrypted data in the main memory but is within the encrypted data stored in the external memory. When the soft SMMU signals the processor, the processor oversees transfer of the first data from the external memory and oversees decryption of the first data.
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