Design of a power-efficient CAM using automated background checking scheme for small match line swing

• Main Authors: Do, Anh Tuan, Yin, Chun, Yeo, Kiat Seng, Kim, Tony Tae-Hyoung
• Other Authors: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/100930; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/18233
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This work reports a fully parallel match-line (ML) structure with an automated background checking (ABC) scheme. MLs are pre-charged by a pulsed current source to minimize power. The proposed ABC scheme monitors the ML sensing using two dummy rows. It digitally adjusts the pulse width and the d...