Patent №
US 7,099,998
Granted
2006-08-29
Filed 2000
Owner
INTEL CORPORATION
Lab
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AI components
1
hardware
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
09539839
A method for reducing an importance level of a line in a memory of a cache. An instruction is provided to the cache, the instruction indicating that the line is a candidate for replacement. The importance level of the line may then be reduced based on the instruction. The method may increase cache hit rate and, hence, microprocessor performance.
AI classification
Ownership
INTEL CORPORATION
assignment · 110420167
Assignors
BERKOVITS, ARIEL
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.