公开(公告)号：US11620230B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-04

申请号：US16882225

申请日：2020-05-22

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Naveen Bhoria ,  Timothy David Anderson ,  Pete Michael Hippleheuser

IPC: G06F12/00 ,  G06F12/06 ,  G06F12/0888 ,  G06F12/0891 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F12/02 ,  G06F12/0811 ,  G06F12/128 ,  G06F12/0817 ,  G06F12/0804 ,  G06F9/30 ,  G11C7/10 ,  G11C29/42 ,  G11C29/44 ,  G06F11/10 ,  G06F12/0855 ,  G06F12/12 ,  G06F12/0806 ,  G06F12/0815 ,  G06F12/0853 ,  G06F13/16 ,  G06F12/121 ,  G06F12/0884 ,  G06F12/0897 ,  G06F12/0895 ,  G06F12/0864 ,  G11C7/22 ,  G11C5/06 ,  G06F15/80 ,  G06F12/0802

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed facilitate read-modify-write support in a coherent victim cache with parallel data paths. An example apparatus includes a random-access memory configured to be coupled to a central processing unit via a first interface and a second interface, the random-access memory configured to obtain a read request indicating a first address to read via a snoop interface, an address encoder coupled to the random-access memory, the address encoder to, when the random-access memory indicates a hit of the read request, generate a second address corresponding to a victim cache based on the first address, and a multiplexer coupled to the victim cache to transmit a response including data obtained from the second address of the victim cache.

公开(公告)号：US20220374362A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-24

申请号：US17875572

申请日：2022-07-28

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Naveen Bhoria ,  Timothy David Anderson ,  Pete Michael Hippleheuser

IPC: G06F12/0888 ,  G06F12/0891 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F12/02 ,  G06F12/0811 ,  G06F12/128 ,  G06F12/0817 ,  G06F12/0804 ,  G06F9/30 ,  G11C7/10 ,  G11C29/42 ,  G11C29/44 ,  G06F11/10 ,  G06F12/0855 ,  G06F12/12 ,  G06F12/0806 ,  G06F12/0815 ,  G06F12/0853 ,  G06F13/16 ,  G06F12/121 ,  G06F12/0884 ,  G06F12/0897 ,  G06F12/0895 ,  G06F12/0864 ,  G11C7/22 ,  G11C5/06 ,  G06F15/80 ,  G06F12/0802

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to facilitate atomic operation in victim cache are disclosed. An example system includes a first cache storage to store a first set of data; a second cache storage to store a second set of data that has been evicted from the first cache storage; and a storage queue coupled to the first cache storage and the second cache storage, the storage queue including: an arithmetic component to: receive the second set of data from the second cache storage in response to a memory operation; and perform an arithmetic operation on the second set of data to produce a third set of data; and an arbitration manager to store the third set of data in the second cache storage.

公开(公告)号：US20220206949A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-30

申请号：US17693581

申请日：2022-03-14

Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated

Inventor： Naveen Bhoria ,  Timothy David Anderson ,  Pete Michael Hippleheuser

IPC: G06F12/0888 ,  G06F12/0891 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F12/02 ,  G06F12/0811 ,  G06F12/128 ,  G06F12/0817 ,  G06F12/0804 ,  G06F9/30 ,  G11C7/10 ,  G11C29/42 ,  G11C29/44 ,  G06F11/10 ,  G06F12/0855 ,  G06F12/12 ,  G06F12/0806 ,  G06F12/0815 ,  G06F12/0853 ,  G06F13/16 ,  G06F12/121 ,  G06F12/0884 ,  G06F12/0897 ,  G06F12/0895 ,  G06F12/0864 ,  G11C7/22 ,  G11C5/06 ,  G06F15/80 ,  G06F12/0802

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for multi-banked victim cache with dual datapath. An example cache system includes a storage element that includes banks operable to store data, ports operable to receive memory operations in parallel, wherein each of the memory operations has a respective address, and a plurality of comparators coupled such that each of the comparators is coupled to a respective port of the ports and a respective bank of the banks and is operable to determine whether a respective address of a respective memory operation received by the respective port corresponds to the data stored in the respective bank.

公开(公告)号：US11275692B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-15

申请号：US16882241

申请日：2020-05-22

Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated

Inventor： Naveen Bhoria ,  Timothy David Anderson ,  Pete Michael Hippleheuser

IPC: G06F12/0853 ,  G06F12/0888 ,  G06F12/0891 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F12/02 ,  G06F12/0811 ,  G06F12/128 ,  G06F12/0817 ,  G06F12/0804 ,  G06F9/30 ,  G11C7/10 ,  G11C29/42 ,  G11C29/44 ,  G06F11/10 ,  G06F12/0855 ,  G06F12/12 ,  G06F12/0806 ,  G06F12/0815 ,  G06F13/16 ,  G06F12/121 ,  G06F12/0884 ,  G06F12/0897 ,  G06F12/0895 ,  G06F12/0864 ,  G11C7/22

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for multi-banked victim cache with dual datapath. An example cache system includes a storage element that includes banks operable to store data, ports operable to receive memory operations in parallel, wherein each of the memory operations has a respective address, and a plurality of comparators coupled such that each of the comparators is coupled to a respective port of the ports and a respective bank of the banks and is operable to determine whether a respective address of a respective memory operation received by the respective port corresponds to the data stored in the respective bank.

公开(公告)号：US20210406190A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-30

申请号：US17472811

申请日：2021-09-13

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Naveen Bhoria ,  Timothy David Anderson ,  Pete Michael Hippleheuser

IPC: G06F12/0888 ,  G06F12/0891 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F12/02 ,  G06F12/0811 ,  G06F12/128 ,  G06F12/0817 ,  G06F12/0804 ,  G06F9/30 ,  G11C7/10 ,  G11C29/42 ,  G11C29/44 ,  G06F11/10 ,  G06F12/0855 ,  G06F12/12 ,  G06F12/0806 ,  G06F12/0815 ,  G06F12/0853 ,  G06F13/16 ,  G06F12/121 ,  G06F12/0884 ,  G06F12/0897 ,  G06F12/0895 ,  G06F12/0864 ,  G11C7/22 ,  G11C5/06

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to facilitate atomic compare and swap in cache for a coherent level 1 data cache system are disclosed. An example system includes a cache storage; a cache controller coupled to the cache storage wherein the cache controller is operable to: receive a memory operation that specifies a key, a memory address, and a first set of data; retrieve a second set of data corresponding to the memory address; compare the second set of data to the key; based on the second set of data corresponding to the key, cause the first set of data to be stored at the memory address; and based on the second set of data not corresponding to the key, complete the memory operation without causing the first set of data to be stored at the memory address.

公开(公告)号：US11119935B2

公开(公告)日：2021-09-14

申请号：US16882272

申请日：2020-05-22

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Naveen Bhoria ,  Timothy David Anderson ,  Pete Michael Hippleheuser

IPC: G06F12/08 ,  G06F12/02 ,  G06F12/0893 ,  G06F12/0888 ,  G06F12/0891 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F12/0811 ,  G06F12/128 ,  G06F12/0817 ,  G06F12/0804 ,  G06F9/30 ,  G11C7/10 ,  G11C29/42 ,  G11C29/44 ,  G06F11/10 ,  G06F12/0855 ,  G06F12/12 ,  G06F12/0806 ,  G06F12/0815 ,  G06F12/0853 ,  G06F13/16 ,  G06F12/121 ,  G06F12/0884 ,  G06F12/0897 ,  G06F12/0895 ,  G06F12/0864 ,  G11C7/22 ,  G11C5/06

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to facilitate atomic compare and swap in cache for a coherent level 1 data cache system are disclosed. An example system includes a cache storage; a cache controller coupled to the cache storage wherein the cache controller is operable to: receive a memory operation that specifies a key, a memory address, and a first set of data; retrieve a second set of data corresponding to the memory address; compare the second set of data to the key; based on the second set of data corresponding to the key, cause the first set of data to be stored at the memory address; and based on the second set of data not corresponding to the key, complete the memory operation without causing the first set of data to be stored at the memory address.

公开(公告)号：US20200371946A1

公开(公告)日：2020-11-26

申请号：US16882234

申请日：2020-05-22

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Naveen Bhoria ,  Timothy David Anderson ,  Pete Michael Hippleheuser

IPC: G06F12/0888 ,  G06F12/0891 ,  G06F12/02 ,  G06F9/54

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to reduce read-modify-write cycles for non-aligned writes. An example apparatus includes a memory that includes a plurality of memory banks, an interface configured to be coupled to a central processing unit, the interface to obtain a write operation from the central processing unit, wherein the write operation is to write a subset of the plurality of memory banks, and bank processing logic coupled to the interface and to the memory, the bank processing logic to determine the subset of the plurality of memory banks to write based on the write operation, and determine whether to cause a read operation to be performed in response to the write operation based on whether a number of addresses in the subset of the plurality of memory banks to write satisfies a threshold.

公开(公告)号：US20200371921A1

公开(公告)日：2020-11-26

申请号：US16882264

申请日：2020-05-22

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Naveen Bhoria ,  Timothy David Anderson ,  Pete Michael Hippleheuser

IPC: G06F12/0811 ,  G06F12/0891 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F9/30

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to reduce bank pressure using aggressive write merging are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first cache storage; a second cache storage; a store queue coupled to at least one of the first cache storage and the second cache storage and operable to: receive a first memory operation; process the first memory operation for storing the first set of data in at least one of the first cache storage and the second cache storage; receive a second memory operation; and prior to storing the first set of data in the at least one of the first cache storage and the second cache storage, merge the first memory operation and the second memory operation.

公开(公告)号：US12259826B2

公开(公告)日：2025-03-25

申请号：US17693581

申请日：2022-03-14

Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated

Inventor： Naveen Bhoria ,  Timothy David Anderson ,  Pete Michael Hippleheuser

IPC: G06F12/0895 ,  G06F9/30 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F11/10 ,  G06F12/02 ,  G06F12/0802 ,  G06F12/0804 ,  G06F12/0806 ,  G06F12/0811 ,  G06F12/0815 ,  G06F12/0817 ,  G06F12/0853 ,  G06F12/0855 ,  G06F12/0864 ,  G06F12/0884 ,  G06F12/0888 ,  G06F12/0891 ,  G06F12/0897 ,  G06F12/1027 ,  G06F12/12 ,  G06F12/121 ,  G06F12/126 ,  G06F12/127 ,  G06F12/128 ,  G06F13/16 ,  G06F15/80 ,  G11C5/06 ,  G11C7/10 ,  G11C7/22 ,  G11C29/42 ,  G11C29/44

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for multi-banked victim cache with dual datapath. An example cache system includes a storage element that includes banks operable to store data, ports operable to receive memory operations in parallel, wherein each of the memory operations has a respective address, and a plurality of comparators coupled such that each of the comparators is coupled to a respective port of the ports and a respective bank of the banks and is operable to determine whether a respective address of a respective memory operation received by the respective port corresponds to the data stored in the respective bank.

公开(公告)号：US20250036573A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-30

申请号：US18914845

申请日：2024-10-14

Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated

Inventor： Naveen Bhoria ,  Timothy David Anderson ,  Pete Michael Hippleheuser

IPC: G06F12/128 ,  G06F9/30 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F11/10 ,  G06F12/02 ,  G06F12/0802 ,  G06F12/0804 ,  G06F12/0806 ,  G06F12/0811 ,  G06F12/0815 ,  G06F12/0817 ,  G06F12/0853 ,  G06F12/0855 ,  G06F12/0864 ,  G06F12/0884 ,  G06F12/0888 ,  G06F12/0891 ,  G06F12/0895 ,  G06F12/0897 ,  G06F12/12 ,  G06F12/121 ,  G06F12/126 ,  G06F12/127 ,  G06F13/16 ,  G06F15/80 ,  G11C5/06 ,  G11C7/10 ,  G11C7/22 ,  G11C29/42 ,  G11C29/44

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for read-modify-write support in multi-banked data RAM cache for bank arbitration. An example data cache system includes a store queue including a plurality of bank queues including a first bank queue having a write and read port configured to receive a respective write and read operation, storage coupled to the store queue including a plurality of data banks including a first data bank having a first port configured to receive the write or the read operation, first through third multiplexers, and bank arbitration logic including first arbiters including a first arbiter and second arbiters including a second arbiter, the first arbiter coupled to the second arbiter, the second and third multiplexers, the second arbiter coupled to the first multiplexer.