Title :
Low-Power Priority Encoder and Multiple Match Detection Circuit for Ternary Content Addressable Memory
Author :
Mohan, Nitin ; Fung, Wilson ; Sachdev, Manoj
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Waterloo Univ., Waterloo, ON
Abstract :
Multiple match detection (MMD) circuits and priority encoders (PEs) are employed in ternary content addressable memory (TCAM) chips to detect multiple matches and to resolve the highest priority match. This paper presents novel PE and MMD circuits. Measurement results of the proposed circuits, fabricated in 0.18 mum CMOS technology, show significant (up to 70%) speed and energy improvements over the existing designs.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; content-addressable storage; encoding; integrated circuit testing; low-power electronics; CMOS technology; multiple match detection circuits; priority encoder; size 0.18 mum; ternary content addressable memory; Associative memory; CMOS memory circuits; CMOS technology; Clocks; Delay; Energy measurement; Energy resolution; Impedance matching; Semiconductor device measurement; Velocity measurement;
Conference_Titel :
SOC Conference, 2006 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Taipei
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9781-9
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9782-7
DOI :
10.1109/SOCC.2006.283892
