Electronic Device and Method for Operating the Electronic Device
First Claim
1. A method of operating an electronic device, comprising:
- performing a power-up sequence in a power cycle for the electronic device;
determining, during the power-up sequence, a state of a circuit component in the electronic device and selectively enabling a function based upon the determined state of the circuit; and
determining, during the power-up sequence, a state of a bit in the electronic device and selectively enabling the test function based upon the determined state of the bit.
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Abstract
The invention describes an electronic device and a method for operating the electronic device. The electronic device includes one or more circuit components. The electronic device further includes one or more fuses and one or more non-volatile memories to disable the access of at least one of the one or more circuit components. Each of the one or more non-volatile memories includes one or more firmware, which are used to program at least one bit to manage the access of the at least one circuit component. The method includes performing a power-up sequence in a power cycle for the electronic device. The method further includes determining a state of circuit and a state of a bit for selectively enabling a test function.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of operating an electronic device, comprising:
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performing a power-up sequence in a power cycle for the electronic device; determining, during the power-up sequence, a state of a circuit component in the electronic device and selectively enabling a function based upon the determined state of the circuit; and determining, during the power-up sequence, a state of a bit in the electronic device and selectively enabling the test function based upon the determined state of the bit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An electronic device comprising:
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a first circuit having at least one programmed component for disabling access to a second circuit when in a first state; and one or more non-volatile memories, each of the one or more non-volatile memories comprising one or more firmware to program at least one bit to manage access to the second circuit in at least one power cycle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product for use with a processor for operating an electronic device, the computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein which, when executed by the processor, causes the computer readable program code to perform:
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performing a power-up sequence in a power cycle for the electronic device; determining, during the power-up sequence, a state of a circuit in the electronic device and selectively enabling a function based upon the determined state of the circuit; and determining, during the power-up sequence, a state of a bit in the electronic device and selectively enabling the function based upon the determined state of the bit. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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