CACHE MEMORY AND PROCESSOR SYSTEM
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1. A cache memory comprising:
- cache memory circuitry comprising a nonvolatile memory cell to store at least a portion of a data which is stored or is to be stored in a lower-level memory than the cache memory circuitry;
a first redundancy code storage comprising a nonvolatile memory cell capable of storing a redundancy code of the data stored in the cache memory circuitry; and
a second redundancy code storage comprising a volatile memory cell capable of storing the redundancy code.
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Abstract
A cache memory has cache memory circuitry comprising a nonvolatile memory cell to store at least a portion of a data which is stored or is to be stored in a lower-level memory than the cache memory circuitry, a first redundancy code storage comprising a nonvolatile memory cell capable of storing a redundancy code of the data stored in the cache memory circuitry, and a second redundancy code storage comprising a volatile memory cell capable of storing the redundancy code.
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1. A cache memory comprising:
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cache memory circuitry comprising a nonvolatile memory cell to store at least a portion of a data which is stored or is to be stored in a lower-level memory than the cache memory circuitry; a first redundancy code storage comprising a nonvolatile memory cell capable of storing a redundancy code of the data stored in the cache memory circuitry; and a second redundancy code storage comprising a volatile memory cell capable of storing the redundancy code. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 16)
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8. A processor system comprising:
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a processor core; and a cache memory, the cache memory comprises; cache memory circuitry comprising a nonvolatile memory cell storing at least a portion of a data which is stored or is to be stored in a lower-level memory than the cache memory circuitry; a first redundancy code storage comprising a nonvolatile memory cell capable of storing a redundancy code of the data stored in the cache memory circuitry; and a second redundancy code storage comprising a volatile memory cell capable of storing the redundancy code. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17)
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