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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2018
Renesas Electronics Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Yabuuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Koji Nii, Tokyo, JP;
RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A semiconductor device is provided where high-speed search operation can be performed. The semiconductor device includes a plurality of search memory cells arranged in a matrix form a plurality of search line pairs which are respectively provided corresponding to memory cell columns and which respectively transmit a plurality of search data to be compared with data stored in the search memory cells, a plurality of search drivers which are respectively arranged at corresponding to one end sides of the search line pairs and which drive the search line pairs according to the search data, and a plurality of assist circuits which are respectively provided corresponding to the other end sides of the search line pairs and which assist driving corresponding search line pairs according to the search data.