Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus to control access to device enable features
- Patent Title (中): 控制对设备启用功能的访问的方法和设备
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Application No.: US11866211Application Date: 2007-10-02
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Publication No.: US08402241B2Publication Date: 2013-03-19
- Inventor: Paul C. Miranda , Kenneth Alan House , Charles K. Bachand
- Applicant: Paul C. Miranda , Kenneth Alan House , Charles K. Bachand
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Zagorin O'Brien Graham LLP
- Main IPC: G06F12/00
- IPC: G06F12/00

Abstract:
An integrated circuit device includes a first plurality of non-volatile memory locations such as fuses that supply programmed values corresponding to initially selected device features such as voltage, frequency, clock speed, and cache parameters. The device is programmed with a lock value in a second plurality of non-volatile memory locations. That lock value may be a randomly generated number that is unique for each device. After initial programming of the device, access to the device is prevented by appropriately programming access control. In order to unlock the device and modify device features, an unlock key value is supplied to the device. If the unlock key value correctly corresponds to the lock value, the device features can be modified. In that way device features can be modified, but security is maintained to prevent unauthorized modification to device features.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090089529A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL ACCESS TO DEVICE ENABLE FEATURES Public/Granted day:2009-04-02
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