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'''IC programming'''<ref name="techno">Depending on the context, just programming or the type of IC may also be used</ref> is the process of transferring a [[Computer program|computer program]] into an integrated computer circuit.  Older types of IC including [[Programmable read-only memory|PROMs]] and [[Engineering:EPROM|EPROM]]s and some early programmable logic was typically programmed through parallel busses that used many of the device's pins and basically required inserting the device in a separate programmer.
Modern ICs are typically programmed in circuit though a serial protocol (sometimes [[JTAG]] sometimes something manufacturer specific).  Some (particularly FPGAs) even load the data serially from a separate flash or prom chip on every startup.

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