摘要:
A ternary state content addressable memory (CAM) cell that includes two DRAM cells. In addition to a port for controlling and transmitting data to the CAM, another port is exclusively used for refreshing the DRAM cells. A refresh word line is coupled to the two DRAM cells for performing DRAW cell refresh. A refresh bit line is coupled to the first of the two DRAM cells for refreshing this first DRAM cell. A refresh bit line is coupled to the second of the two DRAM cells for refreshing this second DRAM cell. Problematic power consumption and voltage swing found in a conventional CAM are overcome in the CAM. A swing line (SL) is coupled to said first and second DRAM cells and a local match line (LML) of said CAM cell, said SL having an adjustable voltage level for changing voltage swing in said LML to regulate trade-off between power consumption and speed of said CAM cell.
摘要:
An integrated circuit structure and process for fabricating it are described which allow fabrication of a very compact high-speed logic gate. The structure utilizes a bipolar transistor formed in an epitaxial silicon pocket surrounded by silicon dioxide. A pair of Schottky diodes and a resistor are formed outside the epitaxial pocket on the silicon dioxide and connected to the pocket by doped polycrystalline silicon.
摘要:
A process and structure are disclosed which are suitable for forming large arrays of Schottky diodes at desired locations between mutually perpendicular strips of aluminum and strips of metal-silicide. The invention is particularly useful in creating read-only memories and programmable logic arrays, and allows fabrication of Schottky diodes more compactly than previous structures.
摘要:
A microprocessor integrated circuit design has improved partitioning between integrated injection logic (I.sup.2 L) and transistor-transistor logic (T.sup.2 L) in the integrated circuit. An information bus structure incorporating a bidirectional input and output buffer and a bidirectional input and output multiplexer minimizes the number of internal bus lines in the integrated circuit. An improved T.sup.2 - I.sup.2 L interface circuit and structure supplies a T.sup.2 L input to a plurality of I.sup.2 L input stages, each having a restricted cross-sectional area resistor element in the base of an I.sup.2 L input transistor. A storage register in the integrated circuit has a multiplexer portion provided at each flip-flop circuit of the register. A high speed feed forward flip-flop circuit is employed in registers of the integrated circuit where speed is critical. An improved voltage regulator and current source combination in a programmable logic array (PLA) reduces PLA temperature sensitivity. A pair of I.sup.2 L clocking pulse input transistors in a T.sup.2 L master-slave circuit avoids capacitive coupling problems and allows the master-slave circuit to operate over a much wider temperature range. A cycle counter for the micro-processor integrated circuit implemented as an improved ripple down counter requires a minimum number of gates while avoiding significant delay in operation.