A CAM system for storing a data word chain having a sequence of one or more data words stored in one or more rows of CAM cells. For one embodiment, the CAM system includes rows of CAM cells each for storing a data word in a data word chain, match lines, and width expansion logic circuits each having...http://www.google.com/patents/US6252789?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6252789 - Inter-row configurability of content addressable memory
