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Scratchpad RAM

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Last Updated May 24, 2021 7:54 am
A portion of L1 cache reserved for direct and private usage by the CPU. Typically, a cache is used to temporarily store copies of data that resides on slower main memory. However, the CPU can use scratchpad RAM for any purpose, such as storing instructions or intermediate values.