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Computer memory system and method for cleaning data elements

US5287512A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 6, 1990
Grant dateFeb 15, 1994
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Expiry dateAug 6, 2010

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F12/0804
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for cleaning data elements in a memory system accessible by a bus master. A first data element is transferred between the bus master and a fast memory while writing the first element to a dirty element register within the memory system. The first element is then cleaned by writing it from the register to a slow memory within the system without delaying memory access requests for the fast memory.

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