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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2024
Filed:
May. 11, 2022
Applicant:
Macronix International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
MACRONIX International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 15/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 15/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A ternary content addressable memory, disposed in a stacked memory device, includes a first memory cell string and a second memory cell string. The first memory cell string is coupled between a matching line and a first source line and receives multiple first word line signals. The first memory cell string has a first memory cell string selection switch controlled by a first search signal. The second memory cell string is coupled between the matching line and a second source line and receives multiple second word line signals. The second memory cell string has a second memory cell string selection switch controlled by a second search signal.