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POWER CONSERVATION IN VERTICALLY-STRIPED NUCA CACHES

  • US 20100275049A1
  • Filed: 04/24/2009
  • Published: 10/28/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • enabling the operation of a plurality of banks of a non-uniform cache access (NUCA) cache, wherein ways of the cache are vertically distributed across multiple banks of the plurality;

    disabling, sequentially, individual banks of the plurality to conserve power of the NUCA cache, wherein the sequential disabling comprises firstly turning off individual banks with the greatest access latencies of banks of the NUCA cache and lastly turning off individual banks with the least access latencies, wherein further the disabling of the individual banks comprises turning off banks of the plurality grouped via discrete power states.

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