Patent · US Expired

Cache memory

US5873115A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Filing dateOct 23, 1996
Grant dateFeb 16, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 23, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F9/3806
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A cache memory has a plurality of cache partitions each having a CAM array, a data RAM and output control circuitry which determines a different priority for each cache partition and permits a cache hit output only from one partition which has the highest priority with a cache hit.

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