Pattern-Addressable Memory

  • Authors:
  • Ian N. Robinson

  • Affiliations:
  • -

  • Venue:
  • IEEE Micro
  • Year:
  • 1992

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Abstract

The pattern associative memory (PAM), a custom associative memory chip specialized to handle the syntax and associated pattern-matching rules common to a range of symbolic processing applications, is discussed. The applications of particular interest are those in which runtime information is captured in the form of a database of declarative expressions. The structure and functioning of an array of these chips, which forms an associative coprocessor for a workstation are described. PAM implementation is addressed.