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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alexander L. Minkin, Los Altos, CA (US);
Oren Rubinstein, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Nvidia Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/208 ; G06T 1/140 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/208 ; G06T 1/140 ;
Abstract
A cache memory apparatus for graphics and other systems. The cache memory apparatus includes a cache memory having a first number of cache lines, each cache line addressable by a cache line address; a first plurality of storage elements coupled to a first address bus; and a second plurality of storage elements coupled to the first plurality of storage elements. The first plurality of storage elements holds a second number of cache line addresses, and the second plurality of storage elements holds a third number of cache line addresses.