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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2000
Filed:
May. 27, 1997
James Neal, Cameron Park, CA (US);
David Mullane, El Dorado Hills, CA (US);
Bernardo Ortiz, Folsom, CA (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
An electronic system and a processing unit supporting a flexible microcode space and Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) space. The electronic system features a first circuit board having a connector interconnected to a processing unit. The processing unit includes a second circuit board having an embedded controller and an on-substrate memory. The non-substrate memory is coupled to the embedded controller via a communication line routed through or placed on the second circuit board. In one embodiment, during a boot procedure and upon executing an instruction requesting data to be obtained from the on-substrate memory, the embedded controller obtains at least one microcode instruction from the on-substrate memory via the communication line.