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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2008
Tariq Kurd, Bristol, GB;
Tariq Kurd, Bristol, GB;
STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited, Buckinghamshire, GB;
Abstract
A cache memory comprises a first set of storage locations for holding syllables and addressable by a first group of addresses; a second set of storage locations for holding syllables and addressable by a second group of addresses; addressing circuitry operable to provide in each addressing cycle a pair of addresses comprising one from the first group and one from the second group, thereby accessing a plurality of syllables from each set of storage locations; and selection circuitry operable to select from said plurality of syllables to output to a processor lane based on whether a required syllable is addressable by an address in the first or second group.