Using a processor to program a semiconductor memory
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1. A method of programming a semiconductor memory comprising:
- transferring programming data from a memory programmer to a processor at a first data rate;
storing the transferred programming data in a buffer; and
transferring the programming data from the buffer to the semiconductor memory to be programmed at a second data rate, wherein the second data rate is different from the first data rate.
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Abstract
A memory programmer may be coupled through a first processor and a physical interface to a semiconductor memory to be programmed. The interface may be the same interface that allows two separate processors in a multiprocessor memory to communicate with one another in one embodiment. Thus, an independent memory bus coupled directly to the memory components to be programmed may be eliminated, reducing form factor, decreasing costs, and increasing manufacturing throughput in some embodiments of the present invention.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of programming a semiconductor memory comprising:
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transferring programming data from a memory programmer to a processor at a first data rate; storing the transferred programming data in a buffer; and transferring the programming data from the buffer to the semiconductor memory to be programmed at a second data rate, wherein the second data rate is different from the first data rate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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a processor to buffer memory programming data received from a serial link; and a memory to be programmed by the processor using the programming data, wherein the serial link transfers data at a rate different than the rate at which the memory is programmed. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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