Patents by Inventor Bradfod M. Beckmann

Bradfod M. Beckmann has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Dual-granularity state tracking for directory-based cache coherence
    Patent number: 8812786
    Abstract: A system and method of providing directory cache coherence are disclosed. The system and method may include tracking the coherence state of at least one cache block contained within a region using a global directory, providing at least one region level sharing information about the least one cache block in the global directory, and providing at least one block level sharing information about the at least one cache block in the global directory. The tracking of the provided at least one region level sharing information and the provided at least one block level sharing information may organize the coherence state of the at least one cache block and the region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradfod M. Beckmann, Arkaprava Basu, Steven K. Reinhardt