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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2009
Applicants:
Chiaming Chai, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Jeffrey Herbert Fischer, Cary, NC (US);
Michael Thai Thanh Phan, Cary, NC (US);
Inventors:
Chiaming Chai, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Jeffrey Herbert Fischer, Cary, NC (US);
Michael Thai Thanh Phan, Cary, NC (US);
Assignee:
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Power consumption in a Content Addressable Memory (CAM) circuit is reduced by use of a CAM circuit. According to one embodiment of the CAM circuit, the CAM circuit includes a plurality of match lines and match line restoration circuitry. The match line restoration circuitry is configured to prevent at least one of the match lines from being restored to a pre-evaluation state responsive to corresponding enable information.