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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 02, 1998
Toshichika Sakai, Tokyo, JP;
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An associative storage type cache memory is disclosed, which comprises a decoder for decoding an entry address designated by a data processing unit, a first tag memory for storing higher-order bits of an address tag, the first tag memory being common to multiple ways, second tag memories for storing lower-order bits of the address tag, the second tag memories corresponding to the individual ways, data memories for storing data designated by an address consisting of the contents of the first and second tag memories, a first comparator for comparing higher-order bits of a tag address with the contents of the first tag memory, second comparators for comparing lower-order bits of the tag address with the contents of the second tag memories, respectively, and a way selector for selecting data from the data memories corresponding to hit signals received from the first and second comparators and outputting the selected data.
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