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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2008
Louis Bennie Capps, Jr., Gerogetown, TX (US);
Mark Elliott Hack, Austin, TX (US);
Steven Paul Hartman, Round Rock, TX (US);
Michael Jay Shapiro, Austin, TX (US);
Louis Bennie Capps, Jr., Gerogetown, TX (US);
Mark Elliott Hack, Austin, TX (US);
Steven Paul Hartman, Round Rock, TX (US);
Michael Jay Shapiro, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for automatically initializing the operational settings of a system from information stored within a non-volatile storage of an integrated circuit so that the operational requirements of the integrated circuit, which may be a microprocessor, are met by the system when the system is operating. During manufacturing test, environmental requirements of the integrated circuit are determined and stored within the non-volatile storage of the integrated circuit. During system initialization, environmental control values such as required operating voltage and frequency and cooling requirements are determined from the test values, which are read from the integrated circuit. The values are read by an interface of the system from an interface of the integrated circuit. System settings are controlled by the values to provide the required operating environment and the values may be captured within the system for subsequent operations and initialization sequences.