Content addressable memory device
US6697276B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 1, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C15/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A content addressable memory (CAM) device having a memory, a hash index generator to associate a search value with a unique location within a memory, and a compare circuit. The index generator generates an index based on the search value. The memory receives the index from the index generator and outputs a stored data value from a location indicated by the index. A compare circuit receives the data value from the memory and compares the data value and the search value to generate a match signal indicative of whether the data value and search value match. The match signal and index are output from the CAM device.
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