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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:
May. 14, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 14, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Carl D Dietz, Kyle, TX (US);
Kathryn J Hoover, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
365 49 ; 36518907 ;
Abstract
Content addressable memory circuitry and a method of operation are provided. First information is stored. A logic state of a first match line is selectively modified in response to a comparison between the first information and second information. Also, third information is stored. A logic state of a second match line is selectively modified in response to a comparison between the third information and fourth information. A logic state of the second match line is selectively modified in response to the logic state of the first match line.