Title :
64 kB sum-addressed-memory cache with 1.6 ns cycle and 2.6 ns latency
Author :
Heald, R. ; Shin, K. ; Reddy, V. ; Kao, I.-F. ; Khan, M. ; Lynch, W. ; Lauterbach, G. ; Petolino, J.
Author_Institution :
Sun Microelectron., Palo Alto, CA, USA
Abstract :
This circuit combines a sum-addressed-memory (SAM) cache with delayed-reset logic circuitry, enabling cache access with a two-cycle-latency for a 6OO MHz third-generation superscalar processor implementing the Sparc V9 64b architecture.
Keywords :
cache storage; 64 kB; Sparc V9 architecture; cache access; delayed-reset logic circuitry; sum-addressed-memory cache; third-generation superscalar processor; two-cycle-latency; Circuits; Decoding; Delay; Logic design; Logic devices; Logic testing; Microelectronics; Performance evaluation; Sun; Timing;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference, 1998. Digest of Technical Papers. 1998 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4344-1
DOI :
10.1109/ISSCC.1998.672519