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Apparatus and method to share a cache memory

US7039763B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 11, 2003
Grant dateMay 2, 2006
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Expiry dateAug 2, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F12/0866
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Briefly, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention, an apparatus and method to share a cache memory is provided. The method may include dynamically partitioning a cache memory to cache data for one or more active clients during operation of the cache memory, wherein the number of active clients varies during operation of the cache memory. The apparatus may include a control device coupled to a cache memory to dynamically partition the cache memory.

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