Block-writable content addressable memory device
US6876559B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 19, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C15/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A content addressable memory device including a memory to store a searchable database, a search circuit, and a first-in-first-out storage circuit. The search circuit generates a plurality of address values that correspond to unoccupied storage locations within the memory, and the plurality of address values are queued within the first-in-first-out storage circuit to enable the address values to be read in succession by an external device.
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