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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hoon Choi, Seoul, KR;
Myung-Kyoon Yim, Sungnam-shi, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 1/504 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 1/504 ;
Abstract
A K way cache memory having improved operational speed and reduced power consumption is provided. The cache memory includes M cache memory units, but only activates one of the units at a given time. Moreover, only one match line is activated corresponding to a way having a tag address that matches an externally provided tag address.