A 6-ns cycle 256-kb cache memory and memory management unit

A 6-ns cycle, 7.7-ns access cache memory and memory management unit (CAMMU) chip has been developed. The circuit includes two 5-ns 128-kb cache memories, two 4-ns 64-entry fully associative translation lookaside buffers (TLBs), two 4-ns 64-line tag RAMs, comparators, registers, and control logic. The TLB design contains a line encoder and valid bits with flash clear. Timing control allows read, write, associative accesses, and invalid search accesses with identical timings. The two caches time-share data input and sense amplifier circuits for improved density, and they are pipelined to allow a new access to start before the previous access is complete.<
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