Title :
A current-saving match-line sensing scheme for content-addressable memories
Author :
Arsovski, I. ; Sheikholeslami, A.
Author_Institution :
Toronto Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
A match-line sensing scheme that reduces power consumption in content-addressable memories by dynamically allocating less power to match-lines with more mismatches is described. This scheme is implemented in a 256/spl times/144 bit CAM using 1.2 V 0.13 /spl mu/m CMOS achieving a 2 ns search time at 1.3 fJ/bit/search.
Keywords :
CMOS memory circuits; content-addressable storage; 0.13 micron; 1.2 V; 2 ns; CAM; CMOS process; content-addressable memories; current-saving match-line sensing scheme; CADCAM; Circuits; Computer aided manufacturing; Energy consumption; Internet; Laser sintering; MOSFETs; Multilevel systems; Reactive power; Threshold voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference, 2003. Digest of Technical Papers. ISSCC. 2003 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7707-9
DOI :
10.1109/ISSCC.2003.1234309
