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OTP firmware enhances processor flexibility

Posted: 01 Aug 2006  Print Version  Bookmark and Share Subscribe

Keywords: Yeng Peng  Kilopass Technology  otp  one-time programmable  non-volatile memory 

[Summary of tips] Processor firmware must be upgradeable to account for new algorithms or to simplify the development of derivative products. Storing such firmware in ROM or flash memory poses problems for embedded applications. With mask-programmable ROM, the processor's firmware is "locked in" during chip fabrication. In a typical SoC design f......
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