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Device and method for processing configuration data

A technology for configuring data and processing devices, which is applied to digital memory information, information storage, static memory, etc., and can solve problems such as the inability of die to provide enough usable space, affecting usable space, power consumption, and problem deterioration.

Active Publication Date: 2017-05-10
VIA TECH INC
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[0005] As the complexity of the device increases, the amount of configuration data increases
However, those skilled in the art are well aware that while the size of transistors shrinks with the semiconductor process, the size of semiconductor fuses integrated on the die increases
This phenomenon affects usable space as well as power dissipation and thus becomes a problem for designers
Therefore, if you want to manufacture a large fuse array on the die, the die may not provide enough usable space
[0006] Also, since each core requires a certain number of fuses, this problem is exacerbated when many cores are to be fabricated on a single die

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[0027] An integrated circuit (IC) is a collection of electronic circuits formed on a small size of a semiconductor material, such as silicon. An integrated circuit may also be called a chip, microchip or die.

[0028] A central processing unit (CPU) refers to an electronic circuit (i.e., hardware) that executes instructions of a computer program (i.e., a computer application program or an application program) by performing an operation on data, which includes arithmetic operations, logic operations, and Input / output operations.

[0029] Microprocessor refers to an electronic device as a central processing unit on a single integrated circuit. A microprocessor receives digital data as input, processes the data according to instructions from a memory, where the memory is provided or not provided on the die, and produces the result of the operation required by the output instructions. A general-purpose microprocessor can be used in desktop, portable or tablet circuits, and can p...

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A configuration data processing device and method. The processing device is used to provide configuration data to a microprocessor and includes at least one core and a fuse array. The core is disposed on a die. The fuse array is disposed on the die and coupled to the core. The fuse array includes a plurality of first semiconductor fuses. The first semiconductor fuse is programmed based on the core's compressed configuration data. During a boot / reset operation, the kernel accesses and decompresses compressed configuration data to initialize at least a plurality of components within the kernel.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a processing device, in particular to a processing device and method for providing configuration data to a microprocessor. Background technique [0002] Integrated circuit technology has grown exponentially over the past 40 years. Especially in the field of microprocessors, starting from 4-bit single-instruction, 10-micron devices, the growth of semiconductor manufacturing technology allows designers to increase the device density inside complex devices. In the pipelined and superscalar (scalar) microprocessors of the 1980s and 1990s, millions of transistors could be placed on a single die. In the ensuing 20 years, 64-bit 32-nanometer devices emerged that housed billions of transistors in a single die with multiple microprocessor cores for processing data. [0003] These early devices need to be initialized with configuration data when starting or resetting the device. For example, many architectures enable devices w...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): G11C15/02
Inventor G.G.亨利弟尼斯.K.詹
Owner VIA TECH INC