In a simulation test system with 36 cores, 'Jenga' CPU cache memory access increased processing speed by 20 to 30 per cent and energy efficiency by as much as 85 per cent.

CPU cache memory was developed to keep up with the demands of processors when they outpaced the speed of system memory (RAM) in the 1980s. Today's CPUs feature enormous amounts of cache memory ...

One of the most important parts of a processor is the buffer memory, also called the cache. What is it responsible for and how does it work?

Part 1 looks at the key issues surrounding memory hierarchies and sets the stage for subsequent installments addressing cache design, memory optimization, and design approaches. Part 2, Ten advanced ...

This excerpt comprises: Part 1, Basics of Memory Hierarchies, which looked at the key issues surrounding memory hierarchies and set the stage for subsequent installments addressing cache design, ...

Processor cache is an extremely important part of the modern computer. When computers were slower there was less of a difference in speed between the computer's memory transfer rate and the speed ...

The authors report on the design of efficient cache controller suitable for use in FPGA-based processors. Semiconductor memory which can operate at speeds comparable with the operation of the ...

System-on-chip (SoC) architects have a new memory technology, last level cache (LLC), to help overcome the design obstacles of bandwidth, latency and power consumption in megachips for advanced driver ...