IC programming

IC programming (depending on the context just programming or the type of IC may also be used) is the process of transfering a computer program or other settings into an integrated circuit. Older types of IC including PPOMs and EPROMs and some early programmable logic was typically programmed through paralell busses that used many of the devices pins and basically required inserting the device in a seperate programmer.

Modern ICs are typically programmed in circuit though a serial protocol (sometimes jtag sometimes something manufacturer specific). Some (particularlly FPGAs) even load the data serially from a seperate flash or prom chip on every startup.