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Method and apparatus for using compression to improve performance of low voltage caches

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1805360
A method of operating a cache in a computing device includes, in response to receiving a memory access request at the cache, determining compressibility of data specified by the request, selecting in the cache a destination portion for storing the data based on the compressibility of the data and a persistent fault history of the destination portion, and storing a compressed copy of the data in a non-faulted subportion of the destination portion, wherein the persistent fault history indicates that the non-faulted subportion excludes any persistent faults.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC52-07NA27344
Assignee:
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA)
Patent Number(s):
10,884,940
Application Number:
16/230,618
OSTI ID:
1805360
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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