A parameterized automatic cache generator for FPGAs

Caches in FPGAs can improve the performance of soft processors and other applications beset by slow storage components. In this paper we present a cache generator which can produce caches with a variety of associativities, latencies, and dimensions. This tool allows system designers to effortlessly create, and investigate different caches in order to better meet the needs of their target system. The effect of these three parameters on the area and speed of the caches is also examined and we show that the designs can meet a wide range of specifications and are in general fast and compact.