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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2005
Taro Kamiko, Singapore, SG;
Yao Chye Lee, Singapore, SG;
Ganesha Nayak, Singapore, SG;
Jin Sze Sow, Singapore, SG;
Taro Kamiko, Singapore, SG;
Yao Chye Lee, Singapore, SG;
Ganesha Nayak, Singapore, SG;
Jin Sze Sow, Singapore, SG;
Lantiq Beteiligungs-GmbH & Co.KG, Neubiberg, DE;
Abstract
There is provided a method for updating an internal memory on a semiconductor device from an external memory. The external memory is arranged in a plurality of data portions. The method comprises the steps of writing a first data portion from the external memory to the internal memory, processing the first data portion and, while the first data portion is being processed, once a selected data item is processed, starting to write a second data portion from the external memory to the internal memory. The method may be applied to the processing of software by an embedded processor on a semiconductor device. There is also provided a semiconductor device and a hardware module for the semiconductor device.