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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2005
Brian W. O'krafka, Austin, TX (US);
Michael J. Koster, Fremont, CA (US);
Brian W. O'Krafka, Austin, TX (US);
Michael J. Koster, Fremont, CA (US);
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A proximity interconnect module includes a plurality of off-chip cache memories. Either disposed external to the proximity interconnect module or on the proximity interconnect module are a plurality of processors that are dependent on the plurality of off-chip cache memories for servicing requests for data. The plurality of off-chip cache memories are operatively connected to either one another or to one or more of the plurality of processors by proximity communication. Each of the plurality of off-chip cache memories may cache certain portions of the physical address space.