Alternate control settings
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsJulie M. Walker, Doyle Rivers
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Abstract
An integrated circuit, that may be a part of an electronic system, may include a first set of storage cells to store settings and a second set of storage cells to store alternate settings. At least one control cell may also be included in the integrated circuit. The at least one control cell may indicate whether to use the settings stored in the first set of storage cells, or the alternate settings stored in the second set of storage cells, to control one or more operating parameters of the integrated circuit. Methods for using the alternate setting are also described.
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An integrated circuit comprising:
- a first set of storage cells to store settings;
- a second set of storage cells to store alternate settings;
- and
- at least one control cell to indicate whether to use the settings stored in the first set of storage cells, or the alternate settings stored in the second set of storage cells, to control one or more operating parameters of the integrated circuit.
A method to initialize an integrated circuit comprising:
- loading, during an initialization phase, a register with a first value based on information stored in a first set of storage cells if at least one control cell is in a first state;
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- loading, during the initialization phase, the register with a second value based on information stored in a second set of storage cells if the at least one control cell is in a second state.
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An electronic system comprising:
- a processor to generate memory control commands;
- a memory, coupled to the processor;
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- an input/output circuit, coupled to the processor;
- wherein at least one of, the processor, the memory, or the input/output circuit, comprise:
- a first set of storage cells to store settings;
- a second set of storage cells to store alternate settings;
- and
- at least one control cell to indicate whether to use the settings stored in the first set of storage cells, or the alternate settings stored in the second set of storage cells, to control one or more operating parameters the electronic system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.