Patents by Inventor Venkat K. S. Venkatraman

Venkat K. S. Venkatraman 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).

  • Use of a context identifier in a cache memory
    Patent number: 7085889
    Abstract: A context identifier is used in a cache memory apparatus. The context identifier may be written into the tag of a cache line or may be written as an addition to the tag of a cache line, during cache write operation. During a cache read operation, the context identifier of as issued instruction may be compared with the context identifier in the cache line's tag. The cache line's data block may be transferred if the context identifiers and the tags match.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Per Hammarlund, Aravindh Baktha, Michael D Upton, Venkat K. S. Venkatraman