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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2006
Ron Bercovich, Kfar-Saba, IL;
Odi Dahan, Oranit, IL;
Norman Goldstein, Ariel, IL;
Yuval Kfir, Tel Mond, IL;
Ron Bercovich, Kfar-Saba, IL;
Odi Dahan, Oranit, IL;
Norman Goldstein, Ariel, IL;
Yuval Kfir, Tel Mond, IL;
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A device and a method for fetching instructions. The device includes a processor adapted to execute instructions; a high level memory unit adapted to store instructions; a direct memory access (DMA) controller that is controlled by the processor; an instruction cache that includes a first input port and a second input port; wherein the instruction cache is adapted to provide instructions to the processor in response to read requests that are generated by the processor and received via the first input port; wherein the instruction cache is further adapted to fetch instructions from a high level memory unit in response to read requests, generated by the DMA controller and received via the second input port.