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COAST Last modified: Wednesday, January 15, 2003
Short for Cache on a Stick, a cache technology developed by Intel. COAST is a small circuit board with cache SRAM chips that is attached to a motherboard, increasing the computer's L2 cache. The circuit board is inserted into a special socket on the motherboard called a CELP.
"Layers" of Cache Description of Level 2 and 3 cache, as well as disk and peripheral cache. This page is from "The PC Guide". Cache Structure and Packaging Describes the different types of packaging that cache is normally found in. Includes information about integrated Level 2, daughterboard, and motherboard cache, as well as COASt (Cache On A Stick) modules. This page is from "The PC Guide". Function and Operation of the System Cache Discusses the principles behind the design of cache memory, and explains how the secondary (level 2) cache works in detail. This page is from "The PC Guide". Hardware Central Detailed test reports on the latest desktop and laptop computers. Plus news on trend-setting products just coming into the pipeline.	Related Categories Caches Hardware Memory Related Terms cache CELP L1 cache L2 cache L3 cache Pentium microprocessor