Patent · US Expired

Expansion system

US5202968A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 10, 1991
Grant dateApr 13, 1993
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Expiry dateSep 10, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2212/601
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A cache LSI has an expansion pin which is set to "0" (GND) level or "1" (Vcc) level. A portion of a SET field of a cache directory is used as a field for selecting a cache LSI. Each cache LSI includes a determination circuit. The determination circuit performs a predetermined logical operation based on a level signal set at the expansion pin and a level signal of the cache selection field in the SET field, and determines whether or not an intra-chip is selected.

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