SHARED CACHE MEMORY DEVICE

摘要

The invention relates to a cache memory device for usage as a shared cache (3) in a multiprocessor system. The cache memory device (3) is organized in a plurality of storage blocks and has storage means (13) for storage of status information being indicative of valid or shared data of the storage blocks. The cache memory (3) further comprises logic means (15) to selectively store data in one of the storage blocks and to set the status information correspondingly.