Static information storage and retrieval – Associative memories – Ferroelectric cell
Patent
2000-01-10
2000-10-17
Le, Vu A.
Static information storage and retrieval
Associative memories
Ferroelectric cell
395425, G11C 1500
Patent
active
061341355
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a CAM/RAM memory device with a scalable and flexible structure. The device has a number of rows of memory cells. At least one address decoder is connected by word lines to the cells of the rows. Vertical bit lines for match data implement CAM functionality of the memory device. According to the invention a mask is implemented in a row of the memory cells, the mask affecting the match data on the bit lines. Preferably, the memory device is divided into segments with a mask at the top of each segment. By means of the present invention, masking is obtained by inserting masks as mask rows between the CAM rows. The mask rows are programmed by writing the mask row cells in the same way as the CAM cells. The mask rows operate directly on the bit lines for the whole underlying segment of rows. By means of this arrangement, the invention makes efficient use of the available silicon area. The memory device has a useful application as a device for handling address look-up, e.g. in a switch or router.
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Le Vu A.
SwitchCore A.B.
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