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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 1992
Filed:
Oct. 23, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mark J Foster, Stevensville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Zenith Data Systems Corporation, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
395425 ; 3642398 ; 36424341 ; 364251 ; 364252 ; 3649591 ; 364960 ; 3649659 ; 3642448 ; 364D / ; 395400 ;
Abstract
A method and main memory system that provides a processor cache includes. Dual-port random access memory devices used for main memory, with one port providing typical random access and a second port being associated with an internal shift register that contains sequential instruction words. Improved system speed can be achieved by virtue of the shorter access time of the second port. A preferred embodiment is adapted to employ conventional video random access memory devices as constituents of a main memory system with unique control methods.