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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2008
Jian LI, Austin, TX (US);
Ramakrishnan Rajamony, Austin, TX (US);
William E. Speight, Austin, TX (US);
Xiaoxia Wu, State College, PA (US);
Lixin Zhang, Austin, TX (US);
Jian Li, Austin, TX (US);
Ramakrishnan Rajamony, Austin, TX (US);
William E. Speight, Austin, TX (US);
Xiaoxia Wu, State College, PA (US);
Lixin Zhang, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a cache memory includes a cache array including a plurality of entries for caching cache lines of data, where the plurality of entries are distributed between a first region implemented in a first memory technology and a second region implemented in a second memory technology. The cache memory further includes a cache directory of the contents of the cache array and a cache controller that controls operation of the cache memory.