Device and method for ensuring current consumption in search engine system
US7339810B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 24, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C15/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A search engine system (100) can include a key multiplexer (104) and logic circuit (108). A key from a previous operation can be received by logic circuit (108) and altered to generate an idle key. In a non-search operation, the idle key can be applied to a CAM section to draw current as in a normal search operation. Logic circuit (108) can ensure that an idle key value is always different than a previously applied key value.
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