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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2022
Macronix International Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A hybrid type content addressable memory for implementing in-memory-search and an operation method thereof are provided. The CAM includes a plurality of CAM strings and at least one sense amplifier circuit. Each of the CAM strings includes a plurality of CAM cells. The CAM cells store a plurality of existing data. The sense amplifier circuit is connected to the CAM strings. A plurality of search data are inputted to the CAM strings. A plurality of cell matching results obtained from the CAM cells in each of the CAM strings are integrated via an AND operation to obtain a string matching result. The string matching results obtained from the CAM strings are integrated via an OR operation.