We survey recent developments in the design of large-capacity content-addressable
memory (CAM). A CAM is a memory that implements the lookup-table function in a single …

Content-addressable memory (CAM) is a hardware table that can compare the search data
with all the stored data in parallel. Due to the parallel comparison feature where a large …

This paper presents two techniques to reduce power consumption in content-addressable
memories (CAMs). The first technique is to pipeline the search operation by breaking the …

In the conventional content-addressable memory (CAM), equal power is consumed to
determine if a stored word is matched to a search word or mismatched, independent of the …

Translation functions in high-speed communications networks such as Internet protocol and
asynchronous transfer mode are requiring larger and faster lookup tables. Content …

Described is a design for high-speed low-power-consumption fully parallel content-
addressable memory (CAM) macros for CMOS ASIC applications. The design supports …

In modern IP routers, Internet protocol (IP) lookup forms a bottleneck in packet forwarding
because the lookup speed cannot catch up with the increase in link bandwidth. Ternary …

Ternary content addressable memories (TCAMs) perform high-speed lookup operation but
when compared with static random access memories (SRAMs), TCAMs have certain …

A 256× 144-bit TCAM is designed in 0.18-μm CMOS. The proposed TCAM cell uses 4T
static storage for increased density. The proposed match-line (ML) sense scheme reduces …

Content-addressable memory (CAM) is frequently used in applications, such as lookup
tables, databases, associative computing, and networking, that require high-speed searches …