Fast content addressable memory with reduced power consumption
US5396449A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 1993 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C15/04
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A content addressable memory in accordance with the present invention includes a number of bistable memory cells having as inputs thereto first and second bit lines and an address line, and a COMPARE circuit connected to each of the memory cells so as to provide the COMPARE function without loading the first and second bit lines and including means for inhibiting current flow when a miscompare occurs.
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