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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2018

Filed:

Sep. 29, 2016
Applicant:

Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventor:

Michael Phan, Cary, NC (US);

Assignee:

QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/32 (2006.01); G06F 12/0864 (2016.01); G06F 1/08 (2006.01); G06F 12/0895 (2016.01); G11C 8/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/3275 (2013.01); G06F 1/08 (2013.01); G06F 1/324 (2013.01); G06F 12/0864 (2013.01); G06F 12/0895 (2013.01); G11C 8/18 (2013.01); G06F 2212/1028 (2013.01); G06F 2212/6032 (2013.04); G06F 2212/6082 (2013.01);
Abstract

Cache memory clock generation circuits for reducing power consumption and read errors in cache memory are provided. In one aspect, a cache memory clock generation circuit employs detector circuit configured to receive a way address and generate a one way hit signal indicating if cache read request results in a single way hit. Clock and enable circuit is configured to generate a cache clock signal in response to a system clock signal and a cache enable signal, and generate a cache read enable signal in response to the cache clock signal and a read enable signal. Gating circuit is configured to generate a read clock signal in response to one way hit signal, cache clock signal, and cache read enable signal. Sense amplifier clock generation circuit is configured to generate sense amplifier clock signal in response to the read clock signal having a defined pulse width.


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