Integrated circuit with multifunction capability
AssigneeCirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
InventorsDavid HISKY, Daniel WEBER, Jonathan E. EKLUND, Adam BRICKMAN
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Abstract
In an example there is provided an integrated circuit configured to perform a plurality of functions, the integrated circuit comprising a memory, wherein each function of the integrated circuit is configured to transmit a request to a processor, and wherein the integrated circuit is configured such that the first function to detect that its request has been serviced by the processor is configured to download firmware and/or configuration data for itself and for at least one other function.
Claims12
An integrated circuit configured to perform a plurality of functions, the integrated circuit comprising a memory, wherein each function of the integrated circuit is configured to transmit a request to a processor, and wherein the integrated circuit is configured such that the first function to detect that its request has been serviced by the processor is configured to download firmware and/or configuration data for itself and for at least one other function.
An integrated circuit having a plurality of functions, wherein the integrated circuit is configured to communicate with a processor, and wherein the integrated circuit is configured to determine that the processor is enabled and running by transmitting, by one function, a request to the processor and, upon detection that the processor has serviced the request, the integrated circuit is configured to transmit a request for an initialisation write to load, via the function, firmware and/or configuration data for the function and at least one other function into a common memory space of the integrated circuit.
An integrated circuit configured to perform a plurality of functions, the integrated circuit comprising a memory, wherein one function of the integrated circuit is configured to transmit a request to a processor, and wherein the integrated circuit is configured such that the one function is configured to download firmware and/or configuration data for itself and for at least one other function, and load the firmware and/or configuration data into the memory of the integrated circuit.
An integrated circuit having a plurality of functions, wherein the integrated circuit is configured such that one function of the plurality is to download and install firmware and/or configuration data for all of the functions into the memory of the integrated circuit while the remaining functions are blocked/placed in a hold state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.