摘要:
A static memory cell is connected with word lines and data lines. First and second switches are connected in series between a data line and on output circuit. A sense amplifier has an input/output terminal connected to a common connection point of the said first and second switches. The first switch is turned off in synchronism with commencing operation of the sense amplifier such that the parasitic capacitance of the data line as viewed from the sense amplifier decreases. The second switching means is turned on a predetermined time later in order to transmit the output signal of the sense amplifier to the output circuit.
摘要:
A static memory cell is connected with word lines and data lines. First and second switches are connected in series between a data line and an output circuit. A sense amplifier has an input/output terminal connected to a common connection point of the said first and second switches. The first switch is turned off in synchronism with commencing operation of the sense amplifier such that the parasitic capacitance of the data line as viewed from the sense amplifier decreases. The second switching means is turned on a predetermined time later in order to transmit the output signal of the sense amplifier to the output circuit.
摘要:
A non-shared system with respect to an outside and an inside cache in a multi-processor system has multi-layer hierarchical cache. An invalidation address on a main memory address bus 31 in company with the rewriting of a main memory 30 is transmitted via a first and a second path 35, 36 to inside caches 11,21 so as to invalidate these inside caches 11, 21. The invalidation address is transmitted to the outside caches 12, 22 via the bidirectional connections between the main memory address bus 31 and outside caches 12, 22 so as to invalidate these outside caches 12, 22. It is extremely improbable for the address of access for writing to the transmitted to the main memory address bus 31 because the outside caches 12, 22 are operated in either copy back or write once system. As a result, even though the invalidation address is transmitted to the outside caches 12, 22 via the bidirectional connections between the main memory address bus 31 and the outside caches 12, 22, it is extremely improbably for the address of access for writing to conflict with a signal on the bidirectional connection.
摘要:
A semiconductor integrated circuit device employing two clock signal generating circuits which output clock signals for distribution to an internal circuit of the device, the first and second clock signal generating circuits having different clock-settling times and the selection thereof is effected from outside of the device. A first one of the clock signal generating circuits uses, for example, a phase-locked loop circuit which has a large clock-settling time, and the second clock signal generating circuit is implemented, for example, using a delay-locked loop circuit whose clock-settling time is small, for example, 2-3 periods. Due to the selective actuation of the second clock signal generating circuit, which has a small clock-settling time, the generating of clock signals for the internal circuits can also be halted when the internal circuits of the device are halted thereby to further lower power consumption without compromising clock oscillator responsiveness.
摘要:
A signal from a crystal resonator or an external clock signal are input from terminals xta1 or exta1, and the signal from the crystal resonator or external clock signal are selected by mode terminal mod8 and input to an oscillator OSC. An input clock signal ckl1 is frequency-divided to desired values by a divider DIV1. A divided clock signal clk2 is input as the reference clock of a phase-locked loop PLL1 or delay-locked loop DLL1, and a clock signal output by a circuit selected by a selector SEL3 passes via a divider DIV2 to be distributed to an LSI. The phase-locked loop PLL1 has a clock settling time of at least 40 clock periods, whereas the clock settling time of the delay-locked loop DLL1 is 2-3 periods.
摘要:
Herein disclosed is a multiprocessor system which comprises first and second processors (1001 and 1002), first and second cache memories (100:#1 and #2), an address bus (123), a data bus (126), an invalidating signal line (PURGE:131) and a main memory (1004). The first and second cache memories are operated by the copy-back method. The state of the data of the first cache (100:#1) exists in one state selected from a group consisting of an invalid first state, a valid and non-updated second state and a valid and updated third state. The second cache (100:#2) is constructed like the first cache. When the write access of the first processor hits the first cache, the state of the data of the first cache is shifted from the second state to the third state, and the first cache outputs the address of the write hit and the invalidating signal to the address bus and the invalidating signal line, respectively. When the write access from the first processor misses the first cache, a data of one block is block-transferred from the main memory to the first cache, and the invalidating signal is outputted. After this, the first cache executes the write of the data in the transfer block. In case the first and second caches hold the data in the third state relating to the pertinent address when an address of an access request is fed to the address bus (123), the pertinent cache writes back the pertinent data in the main memory.
摘要:
The feature of the present invention consists in: a processor main circuit for executing program instruction strings on a processor chip; a substrate bias switching unit for switching voltages of substrate biases applied to a substrate of the processor main circuit; and an operation mode control unit for controlling, in response to the execution of an instruction to proceed to a stand-by mode in the processor main circuit, the substrate bias switching unit in such a way that the biases are switched over to voltages for the stand-by mode, and for controlling, in response to an interruption of the stand-by release from the outside, the substrate bias switching unit in such a way that the biases are switched over to voltages for a normal mode, and also for releasing, after the bias voltages switched thereto have been stabilized, the stand-by of the processor main circuit to restart the operation.
摘要:
A main storage apparatus is a synchronous dynamic memory having a plurality of memory banks and a mode register for determining an operation mode, a main storage controller is coupled to a processor and the main storage apparatus, and means to realize controlling of parallel access to a plurality of banks of the memory and controlling of setting of an operation mode to the built-in register is arranged in the main storage controller. Accordingly, the use of a conventional processor of high generality and a conventional memory can be ensured.
摘要:
A data processor in which a speed of an address translating operation is raised is disclosed. A translation lookaside buffer is divided into a buffer for data and a buffer for instruction, address translation information for instruction is also stored into a translation lookaside buffer for data, and when a translation miss occurs in a translation lookaside buffer for instruction, new address translation information is fetched from the translation lookaside buffer for data. A high speed of the address translating operation can be realized as compared with that in case of obtaining address translation information from an external address translation table each time a translation miss occurs in the translation lookaside buffer for instruction.
摘要:
The feature of the present invention consists in: a processor main circuit for executing program instruction strings on a processor chip; a substrate bias switching unit for switching voltages of substrate biases applied to a substrate of the processor main circuit; and an operation mode control unit for controlling, in response to the execution of an instruction to proceed to a stand-by mode in the processor main circuit, the substrate bias switching unit in such a way that the biases are switched over to voltages for the stand-by mode, and for controlling, in response to an interruption of the stand-by release from the outside, the substrate bias switching unit in such a way that the biases are switched over to voltages for a normal mode, and also for releasing, after the bias voltages switched thereto have been stabilized, the stand-by of the processor main circuit to restart the operation.