CACTI: An Enhanced Cache Access and Cycle Time Model

July 30, 1996

• Introduction
• Cache Structure
• Cache and Array Organization Parameters
• Model Components
  • Decoder
  • Variable Size Wordline Driver
  • Bitlines and Sense Amplifiers
  • Comparator
  • Set Multiplexor and Output Drivers
• Model Derivation
  • Estimating Resistances
  • Estimating Gate Capacitances
  • Drain Capacitances
  • Other parasitic effects
  • Simple RC Circuits
  • RC-Tree Solutions
• Total Access and Cycle Time
  • Access Time
  • Cycle Time
• Applications of the Model
  • Cache Size
  • Block Size
  • Associativity
• Conclusions
• References
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