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Method for initiating internal parity operations in a CAM device

US6971053B1 · kind B1 · utility

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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 30, 2002
Grant dateNov 29, 2005
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Expiry dateJun 25, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C2029/0409
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A circuit and a method of operating the circuit is provided. The method generally comprises the steps of (A) receiving an explicit error checking instruction generated outside the circuit, (B) performing an error checking operation for at least one of a plurality of memory locations within the circuit, and (C) generating a result signal from the error checking operation.

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