Title :
An efficient ASIC design of a content-addressable memory (CAM)
Author :
Mukherjee, Pradipto
Author_Institution :
Design & Anal. Div., Mentor Graphics Corp., Beaverton, OR, USA
Abstract :
The design of an efficient content-addressable memory (CAM) where the search operation can be based on any one of the following functions: equality, greater than, less than, greater than or equal to, and less than or equal to, is discussed. This design gives the user the flexibility to choose any one function, or multiple functions with minimum increase in gate complexity, thus making it suitable for use in an ASIC environment
Keywords :
application specific integrated circuits; content-addressable storage; ASIC design; ASIC environment; ASIC memories; CAM; content-addressable memory; equality; functions; greater than; greater than or equal to; less than; less than or equal to; minimum increase in gate complexity; multiple functions; search functions; search operation; Application specific integrated circuits; CADCAM; Computer aided manufacturing; Computer graphics; Databases; Numerical analysis; Pattern matching; Random access memory; Read-write memory; Registers;
Conference_Titel :
ASIC Seminar and Exhibit, 1990. Proceedings., Third Annual IEEE
Conference_Location :
Rochester, NY
DOI :
10.1109/ASIC.1990.186107
