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* Ubiquitous [[Internet]] [[Internet access|access]] provides a convenient means to rapidly distribute firmware images.

Standard protocols for programming non-volatile memory devices have emerged. For example, [[JTAG]] may be used to read and program the EEPROM and Flash chips in many [[consumer electronic]]s devices. Many such devices include JTAG [[header]]s internally for factory programming and [[quality control|factory testing]], even though no external [[connector]] is exposed in the finished product.

== Programmable logic ==