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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2013
Dialog Semiconductor B.v., 's-Hertogenbosch, NL;
Nikolaos Moschopoulos, Athens, GR;
Dimitris Chanos, Patras, GR;
Ioannis Sifnaios, Athens, GR;
Konstantinos Ninos, Athens, GR;
Dimitrios Papadopoulos, Patras, GR;
Dialog Semiconductor B.V., 's-Hertogenbosch, NL;
Abstract
An integrated circuit with a patching function comprises a one-time programmable memory (OTP), a random access memory (RAM), and a control unit. The control unit copies data stored on the OTP into the RAM to obtain a copied image mirroring said data. It checks for presence of one or more patch instructions in the OTP, and, if a patch instruction is found in the OTP, modifies a portion of the copied image based on the patch instruction, to obtain a patched image stored in the RAM. The integrated circuit further comprises a processing unit configured to access the patched image in the RAM. The patch can be provided wirelessly.