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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2010
Applicants:
Mandeep Singh, Austin, TX (US);
David Hugh Mcintyre, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Hung Phuong Ngo, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mandeep Singh, Austin, TX (US);
David Hugh McIntyre, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Hung Phuong Ngo, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 15/04 (2006.01); G11C 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A conditionally precharged content addressable memory (CAM) includes forcing a mismatch on a matchline of the CAM if a data entry in the CAM is invalid. The matchline of the CAM is precharged only if the data entry is valid.