on-chip flash bei pentium prozzis

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=8359

It outlines the idea of using some flash memory on a chip to control certain aspects of how the chip works and other details. It would normally contain updates for the microcode on the chip but could contain other information. For instance, it could be used to keep a record of the production line that the chip came from. Or to mark off areas of the cache that didn't work. Or to set the speed. Or to enable/disable features.

If you knew which questions to ask, this article would have answered some of your questions. Such as, is this flash memory mentioned in the patent present on current Intel Pentiums? And, can the flash memory be updated while it's sat inside a PC? The answers to both are 'yes.'

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