Cache memory and a method for servicing access requests

A cache memory that includes: (i) an arbitrator, connected to multiple access generator, the arbitrator is adapted to receive different types of access requests from the multiple access generators and to select a single access request per arbitration cycle; (ii) a sequence of pipeline stages, the se...

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Main Authors Koren, Shai, Eldar, Alon, Gur, Amit, Peled, Itay, Porat, Rotem
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 24.01.2012
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Summary:A cache memory that includes: (i) an arbitrator, connected to multiple access generator, the arbitrator is adapted to receive different types of access requests from the multiple access generators and to select a single access request per arbitration cycle; (ii) a sequence of pipeline stages, the sequence comprises an input pipeline stage that is connected to the arbiter; and (iii) multiple cache resources, connected to the sequence of pipeline stages; wherein each cache resource can be read only by a small portion of the sequence of pipeline stages and can be written to only by a small portion of the sequence of pipeline stages.