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Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2010

Filed:

Jul. 03, 2008
Applicants:

Sang Dhong, San Jose, CA (US);

Jin Cho, Palo Alto, CA (US);

John Wuu, Fort Collins, CO (US);

Gurupada Mandal, San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Sang Dhong, San Jose, CA (US);

Jin Cho, Palo Alto, CA (US);

John Wuu, Fort Collins, CO (US);

Gurupada Mandal, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A content addressable memory includes a first plurality of search lines, a second plurality of search lines, a first match line, and a storage location. Each search line of the first plurality of search lines receives a corresponding high voltage level or low voltage level during a match detect operation, and each search line of the second plurality of search lines to receive a corresponding high voltage level or low voltage level during the match detect operation. The storage location of the content addressable memory includes a plurality of CAM cells, each CAM cell a first thyristor and second thyristor.


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