Abstract: An additive manufacturing system includes a hopper for containing a feedstock, at least one helical drive positioned downstream from the hopper for receiving the feedstock therefrom, a heat source positioned proximate at least a portion of the at least one helical drive, and an outlet. The at least one helical drive is configured to advance the feedstock toward the outlet, the heat source is configured to at least partially liquefy the feedstock advanced by the at least one helical drive, and the outlet is configured to dispense the at least partially liquefied feedstock based on a desired toolpath. The at least one helical drive may include at least one of a screw, a bolt, an auger, or an Archimedean screw.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to read information from a content addressable memory (CAM) cell of a nonvolatile memory is provided. The apparatus may be a nonvolatile memory that may include a first content addressable memory (CAM) cell, wherein the first CAM cell comprises a latch to store volatile binary information and to provide the volatile binary information to an output terminal of the first CAM cell. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: A non-volatile memory array such as a flash memory array may include a power savings circuit to control a stand-by mode of the non-volatile memory array. The power savings circuit may cause a placement of the non-volatile memory array into a stand-by mode in the absence of activity on at least one or more inputs of the non-volatile memory array. Power may be saved automatically without processor intervention by reducing the operating current of the non-volatile memory array. The automatic power savings circuit may provide a chip enable output to an input of stand-by circuitry to control the operation of the standby circuitry without requiring an explicit stand-by command from a processor.