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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2007
Igor Arsovski, Williston, VT (US);
Michael T. Fragano, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Rahul K. Nadkarni, Greenville, NC (US);
Reid A. Wistort, Westford, VT (US);
Igor Arsovski, Williston, VT (US);
Michael T. Fragano, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Rahul K. Nadkarni, Greenville, NC (US);
Reid A. Wistort, Westford, VT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A content addressable memory (CAM) device includes an array of memory cells arranged in rows and columns; compare circuitry configured to indicate match results of search data presented to each row of the array; and compare circuitry configured to indicate match results of search data presented to each column of the array, thereby resulting in a two-dimensional search capability of the array.