Information processor with memory defect repair

Details Information processor with memory defect repair Information processor with memory defect repair

2007-02-08

2010-10-05

Verbrugge, Kevin (Department: 2189)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Address formation

Address mapping

C711S003000, C711S105000, C711SE12014, C714S006130

Reexamination Certificate

active

07809920

ABSTRACT:
In an information processor including memory devices such as DRAMs and others, by reducing the power consumption of memory devices and efficiently repairing defect bits, a highly reliable information processor is realized. In an information processor including an external memory such as a DRAM, a second memory whose power consumption at the access time is smaller than that of the external memory is disposed, and cache data of the external memory and repair data are stored in this second memory. To an input address given from a central processing unit via a primary cache controller, a memory controller determines a hit or a miss with reference to a tag memory for cache and a tag memory for repair, and when one or both of tag memory for cache and a tag memory for repair are hit, it accesses the second memory.

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