Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for power based selection of boot images
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Application No.: US14527709Application Date: 2014-10-29
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Publication No.: US09652252B1Publication Date: 2017-05-16
- Inventor: Yatharth K. Kochar , Ramakrishna G. Poolla , Krishna C. Patakamuri , Madhubala Sharma
- Applicant: Xilinx, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: XILINX, INC.
- Current Assignee: XILINX, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agent LeRoy D. Maunu
- Main IPC: G06F12/02
- IPC: G06F12/02 ; G06F9/44 ; G06F1/32

Abstract:
Circuits and methods for power dependent selection of boot images are disclosed. In an example implementation, an apparatus includes a memory circuit and a processor disposed on an integrated circuit die. The processor is configured to retrieve and execute instructions from the memory circuit. The apparatus also includes a power management circuit configured to determine a value indicative of an amount of power available to power the IC die. A boot loader circuit is coupled to the power management circuit and is configured to select one of a plurality of boot images based on the determined value indicative of the amount of power available. The boot loader circuit loads a set of instructions included in the selected one of the boot images into the memory circuit and enables the processor to execute the set of instructions.
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