The microprocessor-memory gap has been growing for over 30 years, and in that time caches have been crucial components in digital system design. All high-performance microprocessors are designed with ...

In a simulation test system with 36 cores, 'Jenga' CPU cache memory access increased processing speed by 20 to 30 per cent and energy efficiency by as much as 85 per cent.

One of the most important parts of a processor is the buffer memory, also called the cache. What is it responsible for and how does it work?

System-on-chip (SoC) architects have a new memory technology, last level cache (LLC), to help overcome the design obstacles of bandwidth, latency and power consumption in megachips for advanced driver ...

Part 1 looks at the key issues surrounding memory hierarchies and sets the stage for subsequent installments addressing cache design, memory optimization, and design approaches. Part 2, Ten advanced ...

Students expressed creativity and ingenuity in the design of practical, microcontroller-based embedded systems for their final course projects.

The simulation of memory hierarchy of CPU systems highlights that dynamic reconfiguration of cache controller is a promising approach to significantly reduce power consumption. Coupled with low power ...

What do you get when you cross a modern super-scalar out-of-order CPU core with more traditional microcontroller aspects such as no virtual memory, no memory cache, and no DDR or PCIe controllers? … ...

Processor cache is an extremely important part of the modern computer. When computers were slower there was less of a difference in speed between the computer's memory transfer rate and the speed ...