Bounding box prefetcher
US11940921B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 7, 2022 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 14, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a prefetching method implemented in a microprocessor, the prefetching method comprising: issuing all prefetches remaining for a memory block as L3 prefetches based on a set of conditions; and issuing L2 prefetches for cache lines corresponding to the L3 prefetches upon reaching the end of the memory block.
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