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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 1995
Filed:
Apr. 23, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Toshinari Takayanagi, Iwakura, JP;
Masanori Uchida, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
365 49 ;
Abstract
The associative memory capable of improving the efficiency in replacing an entry and testability of compare operation. The associative memory includes a Content Addressable Memory (CAM) cell array for executing a compare operation; a Random Access Memory (RAM) cell array for operating responsive to a result of the CAM cell array; and a HIT entry number detection circuit for receiving a result of the compare operation in the CAM cell array and outputting a HIT entry number.