Invention Application
- Patent Title: Compressing data in a cache memory
- Patent Title (中): 压缩缓存中的数据
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Application No.: US10930882Application Date: 2004-08-31
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Publication No.: US20060047916A1Publication Date: 2006-03-02
- Inventor: Zhiwei Ying , Guei-Yuan Lueh , Jinzhan Peng , Anwar Ghuloum , Ali-Reza Adl-Tabatabai
- Applicant: Zhiwei Ying , Guei-Yuan Lueh , Jinzhan Peng , Anwar Ghuloum , Ali-Reza Adl-Tabatabai
- Main IPC: G06F12/00
- IPC: G06F12/00
Abstract:
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a cache memory having a plurality of cache lines to store data, in which at least some of the cache lines are adapted to store data in a compressed state. The cache memory also may include a first tag corresponding to each of the cache lines to indicate whether data in the corresponding cache line is compressible.
Public/Granted literature
- US07243191B2 Compressing data in a cache memory Public/Granted day:2007-07-10
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