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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2013
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Industry-academia Cooperation Group of Sejong University, Seoul, KR;
Jeong Ae Park, Seoul, KR;
Sang Oak Woo, Anyang, KR;
Seok Yoon Jung, Seoul, KR;
Young sik Kim, Seoul, KR;
Woo Chan Park, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
INDUSTRY-ACADEMIA COOPERATION GROUP OF SEJONG UNIVERSITY, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing shared caches. A cache memory system may be operated in a first mode or a second mode. When the cache memory system is operated in the first mode, a first cache and a second cache of the cache memory system may be operated independently. When the cache memory system is operated in the second mode, the first cache and the second cache may be shared. In the second mode, at least one bit may overlap tag bits and set index bits among bits of a memory address.