Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Storage device
- Patent Title (中): 储存设备
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Application No.: US13873388Application Date: 2013-04-30
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Publication No.: US09043561B2Publication Date: 2015-05-26
- Inventor: Masashi Fujita
- Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: JP Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa-ken
- Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa-ken
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Priority: JP2012-105466 20120502
- Main IPC: G06F12/08
- IPC: G06F12/08 ; G11C16/00 ; G11C11/412 ; G11C11/413

Abstract:
To provide a storage device with low power consumption. The storage device includes a plurality of cache lines. Each of the cache lines includes a data field which stores cache data; a tag which stores address data corresponding the cache data; and a valid bit which stores valid data indicating whether the cache data stored in the data field is valid or invalid. Whether power is supplied to the tag and the data field in each of the cache lines is determined based on the valid data stored in the valid bit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130297889A1 STORAGE DEVICE Public/Granted day:2013-11-07
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