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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2004
Zhiwei Ying, Shanghai, CN;
Guei-yuan Lueh, San Jose, CA (US);
Jinzhan Peng, Beijing, CN;
Anwar Ghuloum, Mountain View, CA (US);
Ali-reza Adl-tabatabai, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Zhiwei Ying, Shanghai, CN;
Guei-Yuan Lueh, San Jose, CA (US);
Jinzhan Peng, Beijing, CN;
Anwar Ghuloum, Mountain View, CA (US);
Ali-Reza Adl-Tabatabai, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a cache memory having a plurality of cache lines to store data, in which at least some of the cache lines are adapted to store data in a compressed state. The cache memory also may include a first tag corresponding to each of the cache lines to indicate whether data in the corresponding cache line is compressible.