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**82495XP/490XP Cache Controller / Cache RAM (for i860)       06/05/91
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***Info:
The Intel 82495XP cache controller and 82490XP cache RAM, when coupled
with a user-implemented memory  bus controller, provide a second-level
cache  subsystem  that eliminates  the  memory  latency and  bandwidth
bottleneck for  a wide  range of multiprocessor  systems based  on the
i860 XP  microprocessor. The CPU  interface is optimized to  serve the
i860  XP microprocessor  with zero  wait  states at  up to  50 MHz.  A
secondary cache  built from the  82495XP and 82490XP isolates  the CPU
from  the memory subsystem;  the memory  can run  slower and  follow a
different protocol than the i860 XP microprocessor.
         
***Features:
o   Two-Way, Set Associative, Secondary Cache for i860 XP 
    Microprocessor
o   50 MHz "No Glue" Interface with CPU
o   Configurable
    - Cache Size 256 or 512 Kbytes
    - Line Width 32, 64 or 128 Bytes
    - Memory Bus Width 64 or 128 Bits
o   Dual-Ported Structure Permits Simultaneous Operations on CPU and
    Memory Buses
o   Efficient MRU Way Prediction
    - Zero Wait States on MRU Hit
    - One Walt State on MRU Miss
o   Dynamically Selectable Update Policies
    - Write-Through
    - Write-Once
    - Write-Back
o   MESI Cache Consistency Protocol
o   Hardware Cache Snooping
o   Maintains Consistency with Primary Cache via Inclusion Principle
o   Flexible User-Implemented Memory Interface Enables Wide Range of
    Product Differentiation
    - Clocked or Strobed
    - Synchronous or Asynchronous
    - Plpelining
    - Memory Bus Protocol
o   82495XP Cache Controller Available in 208-Lead Ceramic Pin Grid 
    Array Package
o   82490XP Cache RAM Available in 84-Lead Plastic Quad Flatpack 
    Package

**82496/491     Cache Controller / Cache RAM (for P5 Pentium) 03/22/93...
**82497/492   Cache Controller / Cache RAM (for P54 Pentium)    <Nov94...
**82498/493   Cache Controller / Cache RAM (for P54 Pentium)    <Nov94
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