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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2009
Leland Chang, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Gary S. Ditlow, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Brian L. Ji, Chappaqua, NY (US);
Robert K. Montoye, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Leland Chang, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Gary S. Ditlow, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Brian L. Ji, Chappaqua, NY (US);
Robert K. Montoye, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A memory system includes a content addressable memory (CAM) including a plurality of match lines, each match line having a plurality of memory cells coupled thereto. The system also includes a match detector coupled to the CAM and a reference match line having a plurality of reference memory cells coupled thereto, the reference memory cells being of the same type and the memory cells. The system also includes a match line sensor coupled to the reference match line and the match detector that determines a characteristic of the reference match line and provides a timing signal to the match detector based on the characteristic.