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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2005
Applicants:
Mark Lysinger, Coppell, TX (US);
Francois Jacquet, Froges, FR;
Phillippe Roche, Le Versoud, FR;
Inventors:
Assignees:
STMicroelectronics, Inc., Carrollton, TX (US);
STMicroelectronics SA, , FR;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A Content Addressable Memory (CAM) circuit includes memory cells preferably formed as two memory cells each having internal nodes. A compare circuit is operative with the memory cells. A common terminal (VPL) exists for the memory cells. Capacitors are added between the internal nodes of each of the memory cells and common terminal for memory cell stability.