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US 2010/0064125 A1Published application
Programmable device and booting method
AssigneeMediatek Inc.
InventorsMeng-Chang LIU, Jen-Ming TSAO
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Abstract
A programmable device is provided, comprising a memory for storage of an encrypted boot loader, and a processing unit coupled to the memory. In the processing unit, a boot straper decrypts the encrypted boot loader into a plurality of boot loader instructions when the programmable device is initialized. A core executes boot loader instructions to accordingly load and execute an operation system.
Claims21
A programmable device, comprising:
- a memory for storage of an encrypted boot loader;
- a processing unit coupled to the memory, comprising:
- a boot straper, for decrypting the encrypted boot loader into a plurality of boot loader instructions when the programmable device is initialized;
- and
- a core, for executing the boot loader instructions to accordingly load and execute an operation system.
2 more elements
A booting method comprising:
- decrypting an encrypted boot loader into a plurality of boot loader instructions;
- and
- directing a core of a processing unit to execute the boot loader instructions to accordingly load and execute an operation system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.