Content addressable memory cell
US7227765B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 20, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C15/046
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A content addressable memory cell for a non-volatile content addressable memory, including a non-volatile storage element for storing a content digit, a selection input for selecting the memory cell, a search input for receiving a search digit, and a comparison circuit arrangement for comparing the search digit to the content digit and for driving a match output of the memory cell so as to signal a match between the content digit and the search digit. The non-volatile storage element include at least one phase-change memory element for storing in a non-volatile way the respective content digit.
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