TCAM BIST with redundancy
US8046642B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C15/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of providing redundancy in a ternary content addressable memory (TCAM), the method including detecting a defective entry in building block in a ternary content addressable memory (TCAM), configuring a failover logic to redirect a software query toward a spare building block and away from the building block with the defective entry, and avoiding in using the building block with the defective entry.
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