Patents by Inventor Noel Hatsch

Noel Hatsch has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • CAM (content addressable memory) apparatus
    Patent number: 7158396
    Abstract: The present invention provides a CAM (content addressable memory) apparatus having: a first memory device (10) with a word line input (WL) and at least one storage node (12; 13) for storing a first bit of a data word; a second memory device (11) with a word line input (WL) and at least one storage node (14; 15) for storing a second bit of a data word; and a comparator device (16) for comparing the first and second stored bits with two precoded comparison bits fed via four inputs (20; 21; 22; 23) and for driving a hit node (17) in the event of the first stored bit corresponding to the first comparison bit and the second stored bit corresponding to the second comparison bit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Noel Hatsch, Winfried Kamp, Siegmar Köppe, Thomas Künemund, Heinz Söldner, Michel D'Argouges
  • CAM (content addressable memory) apparatus
    Publication number: 20040162937
    Abstract: The present invention provides a CAM (content addressable memory) apparatus having: a first memory device (10) with a word line input (WL) and at least one storage node (12; 13) for storing a first bit of a data word; a second memory device (11) with a word line input (WL) and at least one storage node (14; 15) for storing a second bit of a data word; and a comparator device (16) for comparing the first and second stored bits with two precoded comparison bits fed via four inputs (20; 21; 22; 23) and for driving a hit node (17) in the event of the first stored bit corresponding to the first comparison bit and the second stored bit corresponding to the second comparison bit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Noel Hatsch, Winfried Kamp, Siegmar Koppe, Thomas Kunemund, Heinz Soldner, Michel D'Argouges