microcode

It claims the manufacturer infringes copyrights Microchip holds for the "microcode" used in some of its older integrated circuits.

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Nevertheless, the very design of this project was so powerful that it introduced the modern ideas of assembly language, microcode, and thecomputer programmer.

Introducing the Babbage-Boole Rodulator « The Half-Baked Maker 2009

Mr. Stephenson claimed that America did four things better than anyone else—music, movies, microcode software and high-speed pizza delivery—and then concentrated on the pizzas.

In Brief: Science Fiction Tom Shippey 2011

Mr. Stephenson claimed that America did four things better than anyone else—music, movies, microcode software and high-speed pizza delivery—and then concentrated on the pizzas.

In Brief: Science Fiction Tom Shippey 2011

When did you guys last do microcode or machine language?

Think Progress » Global Warming Skeptics Engage In Denial And Spin Over New Academy Report; Gore Responds 2006

Likewise for the microcode of the machine that runs your program, or even the chip design.

Homer Simpson tries to vote for Obama. Ann Althouse 2008

HP microprocessor - the only difference between them was the final metal mask layer which slightly customized the microcode with the largest difference being between the 41 and the 10-seres.

The Best Calculator Ever Julianne 2008

"There's only four things we do better than anyone else: music, movies, microcode (software), and high-speed pizza delivery."

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When did you guys last do microcode or machine language?

Think Progress » Global Warming Skeptics Engage In Denial And Spin Over New Academy Report; Gore Responds 2006

How do you know someone hasn't patched the microcode in your CPU?

Snell-Pym » Secure bootstrapping 2007