EP20K400CB652C7 Altera, EP20K400CB652C7 Datasheet - Page 34

• Manufacturer Part Number: EP20K400CB652C7
• Description: APEX 20KC
• Manufacturer: Altera

APEX 20KC Programmable Logic Device Data Sheet
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CAM is used for high-speed search operations. When searching for data
within a RAM block, the search is performed serially. Thus, finding a
particular data word can take many cycles. CAM searches all addresses in
parallel and outputs the address storing a particular word. When a match
is found, a match flag is set high.
diagram.
Figure 23
shows the CAM block
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