Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 84
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit comprising: a first data line; a second data line; a match line; a control word line; first connection means for controllably electrically connecting the control word line to the match line; potential float means for controllably allowing a potential of the control word line to float; and a memory cell, comprising: second connection means for providing a circuit path between the match line and one of the first data line and the second data line, and enable means for selectively enabling the circuit path; wherein the potential float means and the first connection means are enabled during a data retrieval operation to allow the potential of the control word line to positively correlate to an electric potential of the match line.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
125 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit comprising: a first data line; a second data line; a match line; a control word line; first connection means for controllably electrically connecting the control word line to the match line; potential float means for controllably allowing a potential of the control word line to float; and a memory cell, comprising: second connection means for providing a circuit path between the match line and one of the first data line and the second data line, and enable means for selectively enabling the circuit path; wherein the potential float means and the first connection means are enabled during a data retrieval operation to allow the potential of the control word line to positively correlate to an electric potential of the match line.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 1, wherein said match line further has potential detecting means for detecting the electric potential of said match line.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 1, wherein said match line further has fixing means for fixing the electric potential of said match line.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
50 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 1, wherein the second connection means comprises a first storage unit providing a first circuit path between the match line and the first data line and a second storage unit providing a second circuit path between the match line and the second data line.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 4, wherein said first and second storage units each comprise a coupler.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 4, wherein each of said first and second storage units comprises a nonvolatile memory element, each nonvolatile memory element connected to the enable means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 4, wherein said first and second storage units each comprise a nonvolatile memory element.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 7, wherein said nonvolatile memory element is a MONOS-type nonvolatile memory element.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 1, wherein the enable means is a selective transistor.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
15 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 9, wherein said selective transistor is a unidirectional element.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 10, wherein said unidirectional element has a threshold voltage higher than that of any peripheral element.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
216 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit comprising: a plurality of retrieval memory word cells, the plurality of cells arranged in a rectangular matrix array, the array having a plurality of rows of cells and a plurality of columns of cells; a plurality of control word lines, each control word line associated with a corresponding row of cells; a plurality of match lines, each match line associated with a corresponding plurality of rows of cells; a plurality of first data lines, each first data line associated with a corresponding column of cells; a plurality of second data lines, each second data line associated with a corresponding of column of cells; and a plurality of potential detecting means for detecting an electrical potential of a match line, each potential detecting means connected to a corresponding match line; wherein each retrieval memory word cell comprises: connection means for providing a circuit path between the corresponding match line and one of the corresponding first and second data lines, and enable means for controllably enabling the circuit path; and wherein the corresponding control word line operates the enable means of each of the memory cells of the corresponding row during a data retrieval operation to electrically connect the corresponding match line to various ones of the plurality of first and second data lines.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
216 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit comprising: a plurality of retrieval memory word cells, the plurality of cells arranged in a rectangular matrix array, the array having a plurality of rows of cells and a plurality of columns of cells; a plurality of control word lines, each control word line associated with a corresponding row of cells; a plurality of match lines, each match line associated with a corresponding plurality of rows of cells; a plurality of first data lines, each first data line associated with a corresponding column of cells; a plurality of second data lines, each second data line associated with a corresponding of column of cells; and a plurality of potential detecting means for detecting an electrical potential of a match line, each potential detecting means connected to a corresponding match line; wherein each retrieval memory word cell comprises: connection means for providing a circuit path between the corresponding match line and one of the corresponding first and second data lines, and enable means for controllably enabling the circuit path; and wherein the corresponding control word line operates the enable means of each of the memory cells of the corresponding row during a data retrieval operation to electrically connect the corresponding match line to various ones of the plurality of first and second data lines.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
30 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 12 wherein each of said first and second storage units comprises a nonvolatile memory element, each nonvolatile memory element connected to the enable means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 12, wherein said match line further has fixing means for fixing the electric potential of said match line.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
90 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 12, further comprising a plurality of potential float means, each potential float means for allowing a potential of a corresponding control word line to float and a plurality of second connection means, each connection means for connecting a corresponding control word line to the corresponding match line, said plurality of connection means and said plurality of potential float means being activated during the data retrieval operation, the electric potential of said match line becoming positively correlated to the potential of said control word line.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
30 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 12, further comprising holding means for holding the result of a detection made by said potential detecting means on each retrieval memory word block.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
31 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 12, further comprising means for driving the plurality of control word lines corresponding to each of said retrieval memory word blocks in a predetermined order.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
15 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 12, wherein the enable means is a selective transistor.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
49 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 12, wherein the connection means comprises a first storage unit providing a first circuit path between the match line and the first data line and a second storage unit providing a second circuit path between the match line and the second data line.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
18 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 19, wherein said first and second storage units each comprises a coupler.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
19 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 20, wherein each said storage unit is composed of a nonvolatile memory element.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
18 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 21, wherein said nonvolatile memory element is a MONOS-type nonvolatile memory element.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
63 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 20, further comprising a common connection line connected to one of the couplers of the first and second storage units of the memory in the plurality of retrieval memory word blocks, the enabling means and couplers of the enable means, and one unidirectional element provided between said common connection line and each of said plurality match lines.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
21 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 23, further comprising fixing means for fixing an electric potential of said common connection line.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
23 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 23, wherein each said unidirectional element has a threshold voltage higher than that of any peripheral element.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
76 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 20, further comprising a common connection line connected to one of the couplers of the first and second storage units of the memory in the plurality of retrieval memory word blocks, said enable means and couplers of the enable means; a control element provided between said common connection line and said match line; and a connection means for connecting a gate electrode of said control element to said match line.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
20 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 26, further comprising fixing means for fixing the electric potential of said match line.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
22 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 26, wherein said control element has a threshold voltage higher than that of any peripheral element.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
100 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit, comprising: a match line; a first data line; a second data line; a memory cell, comprising: connection means for selectively providing a circuit path between the match line and one of the first and second data lines, and enable means for controllably enabling the circuit path; a control word line controlling the connection means; and a control line controlling the enable means; wherein the control word line and control line control the connection means and enable means to connect the match line to one of the first and second data lines during a data retrieval operation.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
100 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit, comprising: a match line; a first data line; a second data line; a memory cell, comprising: connection means for selectively providing a circuit path between the match line and one of the first and second data lines, and enable means for controllably enabling the circuit path; a control word line controlling the connection means; and a control line controlling the enable means; wherein the control word line and control line control the connection means and enable means to connect the match line to one of the first and second data lines during a data retrieval operation.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
21 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 29, further comprising potential detecting means for detecting an electric potential of said match line.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
24 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 29, wherein said match line further has fixing means for fixing an electric potential of said match line.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
49 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 29, wherein the connection means comprises a first storage unit providing a first circuit path between the match line and the first data line and a second storage unit providing a second circuit path between the match line and the second data line.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
30 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 32, further comprising a unidirectional element provided between said match line, and one of the first and second storage units and said enable means.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
17 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 32, wherein each said storage unit comprises a nonvolatile memory element.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
37 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 34, wherein each of said first and second storage units comprises a nonvolatile memory element, and a connection line of both said nonvolatile memory elements is connected to the enable means.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
25 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 34, wherein each said nonvolatile memory element is at least one of an EPROM, an EEPROM and an UVEPROM.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
48 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 34, wherein one of said first and second storage units is a depletion-mode transistor, another of said first and second storage units is an enhancement-mode transistor, and the enable means is connected to each of the depletion-mode and enhancement-mode transistors in series.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
65 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 34, further comprising potential float means for allowing a potential of the control line to float and connection means for connecting the control line to said match line, said connection means and said potential float means being activated during a data retrieval operation, a potential of said match line becoming positively correlated to the potential of said control line.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
41 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 29, wherein the enable means is at least one selective transistor provided between at least one of the connection means and the match line and the connection means and the first and second data lines.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
25 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 39, wherein said at least one selective transistor has a threshold voltage higher than that of any peripheral circuit.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
18 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claims 39, wherein said at least one selective transistor is a unidirectional element.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
22 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 41, wherein said unidirectional element has a threshold voltage higher than that of any peripheral element.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
215 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit, comprising: a plurality of retrieval memory cells, the plurality of cells arranged in a rectangular matrix array, the array having a plurality of rows of cells and a plurality of columns of cells; a plurality of control word lines, each control word line associated with a corresponding row of cells; a plurality of match lines, each match line associated with a corresponding plurality of rows of cells; a plurality of sets of first and second data lines, each set associated with a corresponding column of cells; and a plurality of potential detecting means, each potential detecting means connected to a corresponding match line; wherein each memory cell comprises: connection means for selectively providing a circuit path between the corresponding match line and one of the first and second data lines of the corresponding set of first and second data lines, enable means for controllably enabling the circuit path, and a control line controlling the enable means, wherein the corresponding control word line controls the connection means; and wherein the corresponding control word line and control line control the connection means of each cell of the corresponding row to establish the circuit paths between the sets of first and second data lines and the corresponding match line during a data retrieval operation.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
215 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit, comprising: a plurality of retrieval memory cells, the plurality of cells arranged in a rectangular matrix array, the array having a plurality of rows of cells and a plurality of columns of cells; a plurality of control word lines, each control word line associated with a corresponding row of cells; a plurality of match lines, each match line associated with a corresponding plurality of rows of cells; a plurality of sets of first and second data lines, each set associated with a corresponding column of cells; and a plurality of potential detecting means, each potential detecting means connected to a corresponding match line; wherein each memory cell comprises: connection means for selectively providing a circuit path between the corresponding match line and one of the first and second data lines of the corresponding set of first and second data lines, enable means for controllably enabling the circuit path, and a control line controlling the enable means, wherein the corresponding control word line controls the connection means; and wherein the corresponding control word line and control line control the connection means of each cell of the corresponding row to establish the circuit paths between the sets of first and second data lines and the corresponding match line during a data retrieval operation.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
20 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 43, further comprising fixing means for fixing an electric potential of said match line.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
34 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 43, further comprising potential float means for allowing a potential of the control line to float and connection means for connecting said control line to said match line.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
68 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 43, further comprising potential float means for allowing a potential of the control word line to float and connection means for connecting the control word line to said match line, said connection means and said potential float means being activated during the data retrieval operation, a potential of said match line becoming positively correlated to the potential of said control word line.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
30 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 43, further comprising holding means for holding the result of a detection made by said potential detecting means for each retrieval memory word block.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
31 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 43, further comprising means for driving the plurality of control word lines corresponding to each of said retrieval memory word blocks in a predetermined order.
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
49 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 43, wherein the connection means comprises a first storage unit providing a first circuit path between the match line and the first data line and a second storage unit providing a second circuit path between the match line and the second data line.
Claim 54
Dependent Claim
76 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 49, further comprising at least one selective transistor provided between said match line and said first and second storage units, and a control line for controlling said selective transistor, said control word line and said control line controlling the connection between each of said first and second data lines of the corresponding set of data lines and said corresponding match line connection states of said first and second storage units.
Claim 55
Dependent Claim
37 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 49, wherein one of said first and second storage units in the memory cell is a depletion-mode transistor and another of said first and second storage units is an enhancement-mode transistor.
Claim 56
Dependent Claim
22 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 49, wherein said selective transistor has a threshold voltage higher than that of any peripheral element.
Claim 57
Dependent Claim
17 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 49, wherein each said storage unit comprises a nonvolatile memory element.
Claim 58
Dependent Claim
24 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 53, wherein said nonvolatile memory element comprises at least one of an EPROM, an EEPROM and a UVEPROM.
Claim 59
Dependent Claim
51 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 49, further comprising a common connection line connected to the first and second storage units of each memory block of the plurality of retrieval memory word blocks, wherein said enable means is provided between one end of said common connection line and said match line.
Claim 60
Dependent Claim
21 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 55, further comprising fixing means for fixing an electric potential of said common connection line.
Claim 61
Dependent Claim
41 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 43, wherein the enable means is at least one selective transistor provided between at least one of the connection means and the match line and the connection means and the first and second data lines.
Claim 62
Dependent Claim
15 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 57, wherein said selective transistor is a unidirectional element.
Claim 63
Dependent Claim
22 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 58, wherein said unidirectional element has a threshold voltage higher than that of any peripheral element.
Claim 64
Dependent Claim
90 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit, comprising: a first transistor chain comprising a plurality of serially connected transistors; a second transistor chain comprising a plurality of serially connected transistors; a first data line connected to a first end of the first transistor chain; a second data line connected to a first end of the second transistor chain; a match line; potential detecting means for detecting an electrical potential of the match line; and a selective transistor connecting the match line to second ends of each of the first and second transistor chains.
Claim 65
Dependent Claim
90 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit, comprising: a first transistor chain comprising a plurality of serially connected transistors; a second transistor chain comprising a plurality of serially connected transistors; a first data line connected to a first end of the first transistor chain; a second data line connected to a first end of the second transistor chain; a match line; potential detecting means for detecting an electrical potential of the match line; and a selective transistor connecting the match line to second ends of each of the first and second transistor chains.
Claim 66
Dependent Claim
68 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 60, wherein one of enhancement-mode and depletion-mode transistors form said first and second transistor chains, depending on storage data of the first and second data lines, respectively and wherein each transistor chain includes one of an enhancement-mode and a depletion-mode transistor forms at least one of the transistors of said transistor chains as a chain control transistor, irrespective of said storage data.
Claim 67
Dependent Claim
15 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 60, wherein said selective transistor is a unidirectional element.
Claim 68
Dependent Claim
26 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 62, further comprising fixing means for fixing electric potentials of said second ends of said first and second transistor chains.
Claim 69
Dependent Claim
22 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 62, wherein said unidirectional element has a threshold voltage higher than that of any peripheral element.
Claim 70
Dependent Claim
39 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 60, further comprising connection means for connecting said match line to one control line connecting to the gate electrodes of said two selective transistor connected to said first and second selective transistor chains.
Claim 71
Dependent Claim
34 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 65, wherein said selective transistor connected to the second ends of said first and second transistor chains has a threshold voltage higher than that of any peripheral circuit.
Claim 72
Dependent Claim
20 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 65, further comprising mixing means for fixing an electric potential of said match line.
Claim 73
Dependent Claim
66 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 60, further comprising potential float means for allowing a potential of the control line to float and connection means for connecting the control line to said match line, said connection means and said potential float, means being activated during the data retrieval operation, and a potential of said match line is positively correlated to the potential of said control line.
Claim 74
Dependent Claim
90 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 68, further comprising a plurality of word lines for driving respective gates from the outermost transistors among the transistors constituting said first and second transistor chains on one side toward the other side, said plurality of word lines being commonly used for said first and second transistor chains, and holding means for selectively holding results of retrieval from said potential detection means, said holding means corresponding to one of the plurality of word lines other than those used to control said chain control transistor.
Claim 75
Dependent Claim
27 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 69, further comprising means for driving the plurality control lines of each said retrieval memory word block in a predetermined order.
Claim 76
Dependent Claim
27 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 68, wherein said first and second transistor chains each comprises one of enhancement-mode and depletion-mode transistors, depending on the storage data.
Claim 77
Dependent Claim
19 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 61, wherein nonvolatile transistors form parts of said first and second transistor chains.
Claim 78
Dependent Claim
46 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 60, wherein nonvolatile transistors form portions of said first and second transistor chains and wherein one of an enhancement-mode and a depletion-mode transistor forms at least one of the transistors of each said transistor chains as a chain control transistor.
Claim 79
Dependent Claim
88 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 60, further comprising a plurality of word lines driving respective gates from the outermost transistors among the transistors constituting said first and second transistor chains on one side toward the other side, each of said plurality of word lines being commonly connected to said first and second transistor chains, and holding means for selectively holding results of retrieval from said potential detection means, said holding means corresponding to ones ofthe plurality of control lines not used to control said chain control transistor.
Claim 80
Dependent Claim
26 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 74, further comprising means for driving the respective control word lines of said retrieval memory word blocks in order predetermined.
Claim 81
Dependent Claim
112 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit comprising: a transistor; a first signal line connected to one of a source electrode of the transistor and a drain electrode of the transistor; a second signal line connected to the other of the source and drain electrodes; a control word line connected to a gate of the transistor; connection means for controllably electrically connecting the first signal line to the control word line; and potential float means for allowing an electrical potential of the control word line to float; wherein the transistor operates as a unidirectional element between the first signal line and the second signal line when the connection means and potential float means are activated.
Claim 82
Dependent Claim
112 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit comprising: a transistor; a first signal line connected to one of a source electrode of the transistor and a drain electrode of the transistor; a second signal line connected to the other of the source and drain electrodes; a control word line connected to a gate of the transistor; connection means for controllably electrically connecting the first signal line to the control word line; and potential float means for allowing an electrical potential of the control word line to float; wherein the transistor operates as a unidirectional element between the first signal line and the second signal line when the connection means and potential float means are activated.
Claim 83
Dependent Claim
179 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit comprising: a memory cell; a match line; a control word line; a first data line; a second data line; potential float means for allowing a potential of the control word line to float; connection means for electrically connecting the control word line to the match line; and control means for operating the potential float means and the connection means during a data retrieval operation so that the potential of the control word line positively correlates to a potential of the match line; wherein the memory cell comprises a first storage means for providing a first circuit path between the match line and the first data line; second storage means for providing a second circuit path between the match line and the second data line; and enable means for controllably enabling one of the first and second circuit paths; and wherein the potential float means and the first connection means are enabled during a data retrieval operation to allow the potential of the control word line to positively correlate to a potential of the match line.
Claim 84
Dependent Claim
179 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit comprising: a memory cell; a match line; a control word line; a first data line; a second data line; potential float means for allowing a potential of the control word line to float; connection means for electrically connecting the control word line to the match line; and control means for operating the potential float means and the connection means during a data retrieval operation so that the potential of the control word line positively correlates to a potential of the match line; wherein the memory cell comprises a first storage means for providing a first circuit path between the match line and the first data line; second storage means for providing a second circuit path between the match line and the second data line; and enable means for controllably enabling one of the first and second circuit paths; and wherein the potential float means and the first connection means are enabled during a data retrieval operation to allow the potential of the control word line to positively correlate to a potential of the match line.