FinFET-based TCAMs with matchline-accelerating sense amplifiers

Meng Chou Chang; Siao Siang Liu

doi:10.1109/GCCE.2016.7800462

FinFET-based TCAMs with matchline-accelerating sense amplifiers

Meng Chou Chang, Siao Siang Liu

Department of Electronic Engineering

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2016 IEEE 5th Global Conference on Consumer Electronics, GCCE 2016
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509023332
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/GCCE.2016.7800462
Publication status	Published - 2016 Dec 27
Event	5th IEEE Global Conference on Consumer Electronics, GCCE 2016 - Kyoto, Japan Duration: 2016 Oct 11 → 2016 Oct 14

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Name	2016 IEEE 5th Global Conference on Consumer Electronics, GCCE 2016

Other

Other	5th IEEE Global Conference on Consumer Electronics, GCCE 2016
Country	Japan
City	Kyoto
Period	16-10-11 → 16-10-14

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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Signal Processing
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Computer Science Applications
Hardware and Architecture
Instrumentation

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Chang, M. C., & Liu, S. S. (2016). FinFET-based TCAMs with matchline-accelerating sense amplifiers. In 2016 IEEE 5th Global Conference on Consumer Electronics, GCCE 2016 [7800462] (2016 IEEE 5th Global Conference on Consumer Electronics, GCCE 2016). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/GCCE.2016.7800462

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Chang, MC & Liu, SS 2016, FinFET-based TCAMs with matchline-accelerating sense amplifiers. in 2016 IEEE 5th Global Conference on Consumer Electronics, GCCE 2016., 7800462, 2016 IEEE 5th Global Conference on Consumer Electronics, GCCE 2016, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 5th IEEE Global Conference on Consumer Electronics, GCCE 2016, Kyoto, Japan, 16-10-11. https://doi.org/10.1109/GCCE.2016.7800462

FinFET-based TCAMs with matchline-accelerating sense amplifiers. / Chang, Meng Chou; Liu, Siao Siang.

2016 IEEE 5th Global Conference on Consumer Electronics, GCCE 2016. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016. 7800462 (2016 IEEE 5th Global Conference on Consumer Electronics, GCCE 2016).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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