Patent · US Expired

Cache memory with reduced latency

US6237064A · kind A · utility

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19Claims
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Filing dateFeb 23, 1998
Grant dateMay 22, 2001
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Expiry dateFeb 23, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F12/0897
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a method and a data processing system for accessing a memory of a data processing system, the data processing system including a first and at least a second level memory for storing information. The method includes issuing a memory request to the first level memory, and issuing the memory request to the second level memory at substantially the same time the memory request is issued to the first level memory.

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