Title:
小型コールアウトメモリ
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2004502265
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A memory system and method that enables locating memory cells that contain a searched data using a limited number of lines and thus reducing the necessary memory surface while at the same time accelerating the search process by limiting the search to cells having a predefined characteristic. The memory system comprises an address bus and a data bus, a row selector and a column selector and a two dimensional array of memory cells, each memory cell comprising a masking circuit, a comparator circuit, a memory bit for storing the comparison results and in some embodiments the cell also comprises a range circuit. The memory may be operated in a read and write mode or it may be operated in a novel, fast search mode.
Inventors:
Villalet, Ives, Emanuel
Prokopets, Schmuell
Prokopets, Schmuell
Application Number:
JP2002505624A
Publication Date:
January 22, 2004
Filing Date:
June 07, 2000
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Mencor L. L. C.
International Classes:
G11C15/00; G11C15/04; (IPC1-7): G11C15/04
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Ikeuchi, Sato & Partners