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Sharing a second tier cache memory in a multi-processor

US6880049B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 25, 2002
Grant dateApr 12, 2005
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Expiry dateOct 2, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L47/822
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A set of cache memory includes a set of first tier cache memory and a second tier cache memory. In the set of first tier cache memory each first tier cache memory is coupled to a compute engine in a set of compute engines. The second tier cache memory is coupled to each first tier cache memory in the set of first tier cache memory. The second tier cache memory includes a data ring interface and a snoop ring interface.

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