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Memory access system and method

US10901640B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 30, 2017
Grant dateJan 26, 2021
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Expiry dateOct 3, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02D10/00
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A memory access system includes a memory, a controller, and a redundancy elimination unit. The memory is a multi-way set associative memory, and the redundancy elimination unit records M record items. Each record item is used to store a tag of a stored data block in one of storage sets. The controller determines a read data block and a target storage set of the read data block and sends a query message to the redundancy elimination unit. The query message carries a set identifier of the target storage set of the read data block and a tag of the read data block. The redundancy elimination unit determines a record item corresponding to the set identifier of the target storage set, matches the tag of the read data block with a tag of a stored data block in the record item corresponding to the target storage set of the read data block.

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