TY - GEN
T1 - FinFET-based TCAMs with matchline-accelerating sense amplifiers
AU - Chang, Meng Chou
AU - Liu, Siao Siang
PY - 2016/12/27
Y1 - 2016/12/27
N2 - This paper presents the design of a low-power FinFET-based TCAM, which employs the proposed matchline-accelerating sense amplifiers (MLA-SA) to reduce both matchline voltage swing and searchline activity, resulting in lower power consumption. We have performed HSPICE simulations using Berkeley BSIM-CMG FinFET models to measure the performance of FinFET TCAM for three kinds of matchline sensing schemes: the traditional precharge-HIGH scheme, the CR-MLSA scheme, and the proposed MLA-SA scheme. Compared with the precharge-HIGH scheme and the CR-MLSA scheme, a FinFET-based TCAM employing the MLA-SA scheme can reduce power dissipation by 39-64% and 25-62%, respectively.
AB - This paper presents the design of a low-power FinFET-based TCAM, which employs the proposed matchline-accelerating sense amplifiers (MLA-SA) to reduce both matchline voltage swing and searchline activity, resulting in lower power consumption. We have performed HSPICE simulations using Berkeley BSIM-CMG FinFET models to measure the performance of FinFET TCAM for three kinds of matchline sensing schemes: the traditional precharge-HIGH scheme, the CR-MLSA scheme, and the proposed MLA-SA scheme. Compared with the precharge-HIGH scheme and the CR-MLSA scheme, a FinFET-based TCAM employing the MLA-SA scheme can reduce power dissipation by 39-64% and 25-62%, respectively.
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U2 - 10.1109/GCCE.2016.7800462
DO - 10.1109/GCCE.2016.7800462
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85010420504
T3 - 2016 IEEE 5th Global Conference on Consumer Electronics, GCCE 2016
BT - 2016 IEEE 5th Global Conference on Consumer Electronics, GCCE 2016
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 5th IEEE Global Conference on Consumer Electronics, GCCE 2016
Y2 - 11 October 2016 through 14 October 2016
ER -