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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2011
Ganesh Venkataramanan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Michael G. Butler, San Jose, CA (US);
James Vinh, San Jose, CA (US);
Ganesh Venkataramanan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Michael G. Butler, San Jose, CA (US);
James Vinh, San Jose, CA (US);
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for comparing content addressable memory (CAM) elements is disclosed. Binary values are stored in a pair of CAM elements. A comparison value is provided to a group of comparators, the comparison value based on the binary value stored in the pair of CAM elements. A match value is provided to the group of comparators, the match value corresponding to a binary value pair to be compared with the binary value stored in the pair of CAM elements. A positive match result value is output from a selected group of comparators via an output line in response to the comparison value matching the match value.