Snoopy virtual level 1 cache tag
US6976117B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 13, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 17, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/1045
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A processor system having cache array for storing virtual tag information and physical tag information and corresponding comparators associated with the array to determine cache-hits. Information from the virtual tag array and the physical tag array may be accessed together.
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