US 11,714,760 B2
Methods and apparatus to reduce bank pressure using aggressive write merging
Naveen Bhoria, Plano, TX (US); Timothy David Anderson, University Park, TX (US); and Pete Michael Hippleheuser, Murphy, TX (US)
Assigned to Texas Instmments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US)
Filed by TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US)
Filed on May 22, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/882,264.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/852,494, filed on May 24, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2020/0371921 A1, Nov. 26, 2020
Int. Cl. G06F 12/0811 (2016.01); G06F 9/30 (2018.01); G06F 12/0888 (2016.01); G06F 12/0891 (2016.01); G06F 9/54 (2006.01); G06F 12/02 (2006.01); G06F 12/128 (2016.01); G06F 12/0817 (2016.01); G06F 12/0804 (2016.01); G11C 7/10 (2006.01); G11C 29/42 (2006.01); G11C 29/44 (2006.01); G06F 11/10 (2006.01); G06F 12/0855 (2016.01); G06F 12/12 (2016.01); G06F 12/0806 (2016.01); G06F 12/0815 (2016.01); G06F 12/0853 (2016.01); G06F 13/16 (2006.01); G06F 12/121 (2016.01); G06F 12/0884 (2016.01); G06F 12/0897 (2016.01); G06F 12/0895 (2016.01); G06F 12/0864 (2016.01); G11C 7/22 (2006.01); G11C 5/06 (2006.01); G06F 15/80 (2006.01); G06F 12/0802 (2016.01)
CPC G06F 12/0811 (2013.01) [G06F 9/3001 (2013.01); G06F 9/30043 (2013.01); G06F 9/30047 (2013.01); G06F 9/546 (2013.01); G06F 11/1064 (2013.01); G06F 12/0215 (2013.01); G06F 12/0238 (2013.01); G06F 12/0292 (2013.01); G06F 12/0802 (2013.01); G06F 12/082 (2013.01); G06F 12/0804 (2013.01); G06F 12/0806 (2013.01); G06F 12/0815 (2013.01); G06F 12/0853 (2013.01); G06F 12/0855 (2013.01); G06F 12/0864 (2013.01); G06F 12/0884 (2013.01); G06F 12/0888 (2013.01); G06F 12/0891 (2013.01); G06F 12/0895 (2013.01); G06F 12/0897 (2013.01); G06F 12/12 (2013.01); G06F 12/121 (2013.01); G06F 12/128 (2013.01); G06F 13/1605 (2013.01); G06F 13/1642 (2013.01); G06F 13/1673 (2013.01); G06F 13/1689 (2013.01); G06F 15/8069 (2013.01); G11C 5/066 (2013.01); G11C 7/10 (2013.01); G11C 7/106 (2013.01); G11C 7/1015 (2013.01); G11C 7/1075 (2013.01); G11C 7/1078 (2013.01); G11C 7/1087 (2013.01); G11C 7/222 (2013.01); G11C 29/42 (2013.01); G11C 29/44 (2013.01); G06F 2212/1016 (2013.01); G06F 2212/1021 (2013.01); G06F 2212/1024 (2013.01); G06F 2212/1041 (2013.01); G06F 2212/1044 (2013.01); G06F 2212/301 (2013.01); G06F 2212/454 (2013.01); G06F 2212/608 (2013.01); G06F 2212/6032 (2013.04); G06F 2212/62 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
obtaining a first memory operation that specifies to store a first set of data in a cache storage;
processing the first memory operation using a store queue that includes a pipeline that includes a first pipe stage and a second pipe stage;
obtaining a second memory operation that specifies to store a second set of data in the cache storage;
comparing an output of the first pipe stage with an output of the second pipe stage; and
based on the comparing, determining whether to:
merge the first set of data and the second set of data to produce a merged set of data;
provide the merged set of data to the first pipe stage; and
store the merged set of data in the cache storage.