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.

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, ...

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 ...

Applying OCP and the OCP coherence extensions described in the previous section to the directory-based multiprocessor design shown in Figure 1 allow the system-level cache coherence to be enforced by ...

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 ...

Students expressed creativity and ingenuity in the design of practical, microcontroller-based embedded systems for their final course projects.

Spectre and Meltdown: Insecurity at the heart of modern CPU design Newly-discovered flaws in many processors threaten performance hits and continued security headaches.