US 12,259,826 B2
Methods and apparatus for multi-banked victim cache with dual datapath
Naveen Bhoria, Plano, TX (US); Timothy David Anderson, University Park, TX (US); and Pete Michael Hippleheuser, Murphy, TX (US)
Assigned to Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US)
Filed by Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US)
Filed on Mar. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/693,581.
Application 17/693,581 is a division of application No. 16/882,241, filed on May 22, 2020, granted, now 11,275,692.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/852,494, filed on May 24, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0206949 A1, Jun. 30, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 12/0895 (2016.01); G06F 9/30 (2018.01); G06F 9/54 (2006.01); G06F 11/10 (2006.01); G06F 12/02 (2006.01); G06F 12/0802 (2016.01); G06F 12/0804 (2016.01); G06F 12/0806 (2016.01); G06F 12/0811 (2016.01); G06F 12/0815 (2016.01); G06F 12/0817 (2016.01); G06F 12/0853 (2016.01); G06F 12/0855 (2016.01); G06F 12/0864 (2016.01); G06F 12/0884 (2016.01); G06F 12/0888 (2016.01); G06F 12/0891 (2016.01); G06F 12/0897 (2016.01); G06F 12/1027 (2016.01); G06F 12/12 (2016.01); G06F 12/121 (2016.01); G06F 12/126 (2016.01); G06F 12/127 (2016.01); G06F 12/128 (2016.01); G06F 13/16 (2006.01); G06F 15/80 (2006.01); G11C 5/06 (2006.01); G11C 7/10 (2006.01); G11C 7/22 (2006.01); G11C 29/42 (2006.01); G11C 29/44 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 12/128 (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 12/0804 (2013.01); G06F 12/0806 (2013.01); G06F 12/0811 (2013.01); G06F 12/0815 (2013.01); G06F 12/082 (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 12/1027 (2013.01); G06F 12/12 (2013.01); G06F 12/121 (2013.01); G06F 12/126 (2013.01); G06F 12/127 (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 7/1015 (2013.01); G11C 7/106 (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 2212/603 (2013.01); G06F 2212/6032 (2013.04); G06F 2212/6042 (2013.01); G06F 2212/608 (2013.01); G06F 2212/62 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A victim cache system comprising:
a victim cache store queue including first data banks; and
a victim storage coupled to the victim cache store queue, the victim storage including second data banks different from the first data banks,
wherein each of the first data banks is coupled to a respective one of the second data banks.