Stream-down prefetching cache
US6643743B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 31, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 4, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/6026
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for prefetching cache data in response to data requests. The prefetching uses the memory addresses of requested data to search for other data, from a related address, in a cache. This, or other data, may then be prefetched based on the result of the search.
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