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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 11, 1999
Kenji Igarashi, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiyuki Kanoh, Tokyo, JP;
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A contents addressable memory circuit includes an inputting section, a contents addressable memory section and a control section. The inputting section divides an input data into n (n is an integer equal to or larger than 2) data blocks and supplies the n data blocks and an input address. The contents addressable memory section performs a data retrieving operation in units of data blocks to output addresses and coincidence flags corresponding to the data blocks. The coincidence flag is indicative of whether there is a data coincident with the corresponding data block. The control section outputs one of the outputted addresses based on the outputted addresses and the coincidence flags.