Micron Technology, Inc.
CONTENT ADDRESSABLE MEMORY (CAM) ADDRESSING

Abstract:

Apparatuses, systems, and methods for mapping a virtual address using a CAM are described. A parallel structure of a CAM can enable functions of a MMU to be integrated into a single operation performed using the CAM such that a virtual address of a memory array can be mapped directly to a row of a memory. An example method includes receiving an access command and address information for a memory array; identifying a virtual address and a physical address of the memory array based on the received address information; comparing, during a time period associated with the access command, the virtual address and the physical address to virtual addresses and physical addresses, respectively, of the memory array stored in a CAM; and accessing, during the time period, a row of the memory array coupled to a row of the CAM storing the virtual address and the physical address.