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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2004
Satish Damaraju, El Dorado Hills, CA (US);
Subramaniam Maiyuran, Gold River, CA (US);
Peter Smith, Folsom, CA (US);
Navin Monteiro, Folsom, CA (US);
Satish Damaraju, El Dorado Hills, CA (US);
Subramaniam Maiyuran, Gold River, CA (US);
Peter Smith, Folsom, CA (US);
Navin Monteiro, Folsom, CA (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a cache memory, which may be a sequential cache, having multiple banks. Each of the banks includes a data array, a decoder coupled to the data array to select a set of the data array, and a sense amplifier. Only a bank to be accessed may be powered, and in some embodiments early way information may be used to maintain remaining banks in a power reduced state. In some embodiments, clock gating may be used to maintain various components of the cache memory in a power reduced state. Other embodiments are described and claimed.