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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2007
Alok Kumar Mittal, Delhi, IN;
Hubert Rousseau, Marseilles, FR;
Rosarium Pila, Uttar Pradesh, IN;
STMicroelectronics PVT. Ltd., Uttar Pradesh, IN;
STMicroelectronics S.A., Montrouge, FR;
Abstract
A system and method of making a firmware self updatable depending on option information stored in a configuration module. The configuration module can either be in a memory device or a memory controller. The self-updation flexibility can be achieved by customizing the options as per the customer's requirements and can be done either through an USB interface or by pre-programming the configuration module or any other communication or programming options. The option information is provided by using a configurable module inside either the memory or the memory controller. After the basic initialization operations, the firmware reads the option information from the controller itself or any other non-volatile memory and performs the tasks to enhance the overall performance.