A system and method for providing a microprocessor with a software accessible serial number. A plurality of programmable fuses on the processor are encoded with a value representative of a serial number. Circuitry is provided on the processor for transferring the value encoded on the programmable fuses...http://www.google.com.tw/patents/US5946497?utm_source=gb-gplus-share專利 US5946497 - System and method for providing microprocessor serialization using programmable fuses