公开(公告)号：US20220164252A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-26

申请号：US17670582

申请日：2022-02-14

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Abhijeet Ashok CHACHAD ,  David Matthew THOMPSON ,  Son Hung TRAN

IPC: G06F11/10 ,  H03M13/15 ,  G06F9/38 ,  G06F12/0879 ,  G06F9/30 ,  G06F9/46 ,  G06F9/448 ,  G06F9/48 ,  G06F9/52 ,  G06F12/0811 ,  G06F13/16

Abstract: An apparatus includes a central processing unit (CPU) core and a cache subsystem coupled to the CPU core. The cache subsystem includes a memory configured to store a line of data and an error correcting code (ECC) syndrome associated with the line of data, where the ECC syndrome is calculated based on the line of data and the ECC syndrome is a first type ECC. The cache subsystem also includes a controller configured to, in response to a request from a master configured to implement a second type ECC, the request being directed to the line of data, transform the first type ECC syndrome for the line of data to a second type ECC syndrome send a response to the master. The response includes the line of data and the second type ECC syndrome associated with the line of data.

公开(公告)号：US20210390051A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-16

申请号：US17460439

申请日：2021-08-30

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Abhijeet Ashok CHACHAD ,  David Matthew THOMPSON ,  Naveen BHORIA

IPC: G06F12/0811 ,  G06F12/0815 ,  G06F12/128 ,  G06F12/0817 ,  G06F12/084 ,  G06F9/30 ,  G06F11/30 ,  G06F12/0808 ,  G06F13/16 ,  G06F9/38 ,  G06F9/46 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F12/0895

Abstract: A system includes a non-coherent component; a coherent, non-caching component; a coherent, caching component; and a level two (L2) cache subsystem coupled to the non-coherent component, the coherent, non-caching component, and the coherent, caching component. The L2 cache subsystem includes a L2 cache; a shadow level one (L1) main cache; a shadow L1 victim cache; and a L2 controller. The L2 controller is configured to receive and process a first transaction from the non-coherent component; receive and process a second transaction from the coherent, non-caching component; and receive and process a third transaction from the coherent, caching component.

公开(公告)号：US20200371926A1

公开(公告)日：2020-11-26

申请号：US16882365

申请日：2020-05-22

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Abhijeet Ashok CHACHAD ,  Naveen BHORIA ,  David Matthew THOMPSON ,  Neelima MURALIDHARAN

IPC: G06F12/0811 ,  G06F12/0891 ,  G06F12/0817 ,  G06F9/46 ,  G06F9/30

Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a L2 controller, a request to perform a global operation on a L2 cache and preventing new blocking transactions from entering a pipeline coupled to the L2 cache while permitting new non-blocking transactions to enter the pipeline. Blocking transactions include read transactions and non-victim write transactions. Non-blocking transactions include response transactions, snoop transactions, and victim transactions. The method further includes, in response to an indication that the pipeline does not contain any pending blocking transactions, preventing new snoop transactions from entering the pipeline while permitting new response transactions and victim transactions to enter the pipeline; in response to an indication that the pipeline does not contain any pending snoop transactions, preventing, all new transactions from entering the pipeline; and, in response to an indication that the pipeline does not contain any pending transactions, performing the global operation on the L2 cache.

公开(公告)号：US20200371874A1

公开(公告)日：2020-11-26

申请号：US16882372

申请日：2020-05-22

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Abhijeet Ashok CHACHAD ,  David Matthew THOMPSON ,  Son Hung TRAN

IPC: G06F11/10 ,  G06F13/16

Abstract: An apparatus includes a central processing unit (CPU) core and a cache subsystem coupled to the CPU core. The cache subsystem includes a memory configured to store a line of data and an error correcting code (ECC) syndrome associated with the line of data, where the ECC syndrome is calculated based on the line of data and the ECC syndrome is a first type ECC. The cache subsystem also includes a controller configured to, in response to a request from a master configured to implement a second type ECC, the request being directed to the line of data, transform the first type ECC syndrome for the line of data to a second type ECC syndrome send a response to the master. The response includes the line of data and the second type ECC syndrome associated with the line of data.

公开(公告)号：US20200371834A1

公开(公告)日：2020-11-26

申请号：US16882321

申请日：2020-05-22

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Abhijeet Ashok CHACHAD ,  David Matthew THOMPSON

IPC: G06F9/46 ,  G06F9/48 ,  G06F9/448 ,  G06F9/38 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F12/0811 ,  G06F11/30

Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a first stage in a pipeline, a first transaction from a previous stage in pipeline; in response to first transaction comprising a high priority transaction, processing high priority transaction by sending high priority transaction to a buffer; receiving a second transaction from previous stage; in response to second transaction comprising a low priority transaction, processing low priority transaction by monitoring a full signal from buffer while sending low priority transaction to buffer; in response to full signal asserted and no high priority transaction being available from previous stage, pausing processing of low priority transaction; in response to full signal asserted and a high priority transaction being available from previous stage, stopping processing of low priority transaction and processing high priority transaction; and in response to full signal being de-asserted, processing low priority transaction by sending low priority transaction to buffer.

公开(公告)号：US20240095169A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-21

申请号：US18508356

申请日：2023-11-14

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Abhijeet Ashok CHACHAD ,  Naveen BHORIA ,  David Matthew THOMPSON ,  Neelima MURALIDHARAN

IPC: G06F12/0811 ,  G06F9/30 ,  G06F9/38 ,  G06F9/46 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F11/30 ,  G06F12/0808 ,  G06F12/0815 ,  G06F12/0817 ,  G06F12/0831 ,  G06F12/084 ,  G06F12/0895 ,  G06F12/128 ,  G06F13/16

CPC classification number: G06F12/0811 ,  G06F9/3004 ,  G06F9/30047 ,  G06F9/30079 ,  G06F9/3867 ,  G06F9/467 ,  G06F9/544 ,  G06F9/546 ,  G06F11/3037 ,  G06F12/0808 ,  G06F12/0815 ,  G06F12/0828 ,  G06F12/0831 ,  G06F12/084 ,  G06F12/0895 ,  G06F12/128 ,  G06F13/1668 ,  G06F2212/1021 ,  G06F2212/608

Abstract: A method includes determining, by a level one (L1) controller, to change a size of a L1 main cache; servicing, by the L1 controller, pending read requests and pending write requests from a central processing unit (CPU) core; stalling, by the L1 controller, new read requests and new write requests from the CPU core; writing back and invalidating, by the L1 controller, the L1 main cache. The method also includes receiving, by a level two (L2) controller, an indication that the L1 main cache has been invalidated and, in response, flushing a pipeline of the L2 controller; in response to the pipeline being flushed, stalling, by the L2 controller, requests received from any master; reinitializing, by the L2 controller, a shadow L1 main cache. Reinitializing includes clearing previous contents of the shadow L1 main cache and changing the size of the shadow L1 main cache.

公开(公告)号：US20240004694A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-04

申请号：US18469811

申请日：2023-09-19

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Abhijeet Ashok CHACHAD ,  David Matthew THOMPSON

IPC: G06F9/46 ,  G06F9/48 ,  G06F9/448 ,  G06F11/30 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F12/0811 ,  G06F9/38 ,  G06F12/0813 ,  G06F12/0817 ,  G06F9/30 ,  G06F12/0871 ,  G06F12/0891 ,  G06F12/12 ,  G06F13/16 ,  G06F12/0888 ,  G06F12/0831 ,  G06F12/0855

CPC classification number: G06F9/467 ,  G06F9/4881 ,  G06F9/4498 ,  G06F11/3037 ,  G06F9/544 ,  G06F12/0811 ,  G06F9/3867 ,  G06F12/0813 ,  G06F12/0824 ,  G06F12/0828 ,  G06F9/30098 ,  G06F12/0871 ,  G06F12/0891 ,  G06F12/12 ,  G06F9/30047 ,  G06F9/30101 ,  G06F9/30189 ,  G06F13/1668 ,  G06F9/30079 ,  G06F12/0888 ,  G06F12/0831 ,  G06F12/0855 ,  G06F2212/621 ,  G06F2212/1044 ,  G06F2212/1016 ,  G06F12/0804

Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a level two (L2) controller, a write request for an address that is not allocated as a cache line in a L2 cache. The write request specifies write data. The method also includes generating, by the L2 controller, a read request for the address; reserving, by the L2 controller, an entry in a register file for read data returned in response to the read request; updating, by the L2 controller, a data field of the entry with the write data; updating, by the L2 controller, an enable field of the entry associated with the write data; and receiving, by the L2 controller, the read data and merging the read data into the data field of the entry.

公开(公告)号：US20230297506A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-21

申请号：US18325190

申请日：2023-05-30

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Abhijeet Ashok CHACHAD ,  David Matthew THOMPSON ,  Timothy David ANDERSON ,  Kai CHIRCA

IPC: G06F12/0811 ,  G06F12/0815 ,  G06F12/128 ,  G06F12/0817 ,  G06F12/084 ,  G06F9/30 ,  G06F11/30 ,  G06F12/0808 ,  G06F13/16 ,  G06F9/38 ,  G06F9/46 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F12/0895 ,  G06F12/0831

CPC classification number: G06F12/0811 ,  G06F12/0815 ,  G06F12/128 ,  G06F12/0828 ,  G06F12/084 ,  G06F9/30047 ,  G06F9/30079 ,  G06F11/3037 ,  G06F12/0808 ,  G06F13/1668 ,  G06F9/3867 ,  G06F9/467 ,  G06F9/544 ,  G06F9/546 ,  G06F12/0895 ,  G06F12/0831 ,  G06F2212/608 ,  G06F2212/1021

Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a level two (L2) controller, a first request for a cache line in a shared cache coherence state; mapping, by the L2 controller, the first request to a second request for a cache line in an exclusive cache coherence state; and responding, by the L2 controller, to the second request.

公开(公告)号：US20230297469A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-21

申请号：US18325181

申请日：2023-05-30

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： David Matthew THOMPSON ,  Abhijeet Ashok CHACHAD

IPC: G06F11/10 ,  H03M13/15 ,  G06F9/38 ,  G06F12/0879 ,  G06F9/30 ,  G06F9/46 ,  G06F9/448 ,  G06F9/48 ,  G06F9/52 ,  G06F12/0811 ,  G06F13/16

CPC classification number: G06F11/106 ,  G06F9/30047 ,  G06F9/30101 ,  G06F9/3867 ,  G06F9/4498 ,  G06F9/467 ,  G06F9/4812 ,  G06F9/52 ,  G06F11/1068 ,  G06F12/0811 ,  G06F12/0879 ,  G06F13/1668 ,  H03M13/1575 ,  G06F2212/608

Abstract: An apparatus includes a central processing unit (CPU) core and a cache subsystem coupled to the CPU core. The cache subsystem includes a first memory, a second memory, and a controller coupled to the first and second memories. The controller is configured to execute a sequence of scrubbing transactions on the first memory and execute a functional transaction on the second memory. One of the scrubbing transactions and the functional transaction are executed concurrently.

公开(公告)号：US20230185633A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-15

申请号：US17551011

申请日：2021-12-14

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Devanathan VARADARAJAN ,  Varun SINGH ,  Jose Luis FLORES ,  Rejitha NAIR ,  David Matthew THOMPSON

IPC: G06F9/50 ,  G06F11/30 ,  G06F11/32

CPC classification number: G06F9/5094 ,  G06F9/5016 ,  G06F11/3086 ,  G06F11/321

Abstract: An integrated circuit comprises a set of processor cores, wherein each processor core of the set of processor cores includes BIST logic circuitry and multiple memory blocks coupled to the BIST logic circuitry. Each processor core further includes multiple power control circuitry, where each power control circuitry of the multiple power control circuitry is coupled to a respective processor core of the set of processor cores, multiple isolation circuitry, where each isolation circuitry of the multiple isolation circuitry is coupled to a respective processor core of the set of processor cores, a built-in-self repair (BISR) controller coupled to the each of the set of processor cores, each of the multiple power control circuitry, and each of the multiple isolation circuitry, and a safety controller coupled to the BISR controller, the multiple power control circuitry, and to the multiple isolation circuitry.