Software controlled content addressable memory in a general purpose execution datapath
US6868476B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 5, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 15, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/0842
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A lookup mechanism provides an input value to a datapath element disposed in an execution datapath of a processor and causes the datapath element to compare the input value to stored identifier values. The lookup mechanism receives from the datapath element a result based on the comparison.
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