Patents Examined by J. Loomis
  • Patent number: 5056002
    Abstract: In order to increase a multiprocessing speed, a cache memory is provided with a dual ported storage section so as to be independently accessible by a processor allocated to the cache memory and by another cache memory. The dual ported storage section saves tag addresses and valid tag address information. Each of the tag addresses corresponds to data stored in a data storage section which forms part of the cache. One of two comparators coupled to the dual ported storage section checks to see if an address updated by another cache is in the cache. When this happens, the valid tag address information of the address is invalidated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1991
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Takayuki Watanabe