Content addressable memory (CAM) device and method for updating data by multiplexing between key register and mask value input
US8266373B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C15/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A content addressable memory (CAM) can include a CAM memory array having both a data field and a mask field. A multiplexer (MUX) can selectively load data from either a register or an external data input to one or both fields of the CAM memory array.
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