Memory cells configurable as CAM or RAM in programmable logic devices
US5940852A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 21, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 21, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C11/41
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A programmable logic device having content addressable memory is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, the programmable logic device includes reconfigurable dual mode memory suitable for operating as a content addressable memory in a first mode and a random access memory in a second mode is disclosed. Mode control switch circuitry may be provided to selectively enable a user to configure the dual mode memory as either content addressable memory or random access memory.
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