US Patent Application 18229814. CONFIGURABLE CACHE FOR COHERENT SYSTEM simplified abstract

CONFIGURABLE CACHE FOR COHERENT SYSTEM

Organization Name

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor(s)

Kai Chirca of Dallas TX (US)

Matthew David Pierson of Frisco TX (US)

CONFIGURABLE CACHE FOR COHERENT SYSTEM - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18229814 titled 'CONFIGURABLE CACHE FOR COHERENT SYSTEM

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a device with a memory bank that has data portions organized into two groups called "first way group" and "second way group".

• The first way group includes data portions from two different ways.
• The memory bank also includes data portions from the second way group.

The device includes a configuration register and a controller that can allocate the first way and the second way to either an addressable memory space or a data cache.

• The allocation is based on settings in the configuration register.
• The controller can allocate the first way and the second way individually, meaning they can be assigned to different memory spaces or caches.
• This allocation process allows for efficient management of memory resources based on the specific needs of the device.

Original Abstract Submitted

A device includes a memory bank. The memory bank includes data portions of a first way group. The data portions of the first way group include a data portion of a first way of the first way group and a data portion of a second way of the first way group. The memory bank further includes data portions of a second way group. The device further includes a configuration register and a controller configured to individually allocate, based on one or more settings in the configuration register, the first way and the second way to one of an addressable memory space and a data cache.