Designs of emerging memory based non-volatile TCAM for Internet-of-Things (IoT) and big-data processing: A 5T2R universal cell

Meng Fan Chang, Ching Hao Chuang, Yen Ning Chiang, Shyh Shyuan Sheu, Chia Chen Kuo, Hsiang Yun Cheng, John Sampson, Mary Jane Irwin

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Abstract

Many search engines or filters for the internet-of-things and big-data employ ternary content-addressable-memory (TCAM) to suppress power consumption in the transmission of data between end-devices and servers. Nonvolatile TCAMs (nvTCAM) are designed to achieve zero standby power with smaller area overhead and faster power off/on operations than those found in conventional TCAM+NVM 2-macro schemes. In this paper, we discuss the challenges involved in the design of nvTCAMs and propose a universal 5T2R nvTCAM cell with tolerance for the various R-ratios and write parameters associated with emerging memory devices. A 128×64b-nvTCAM macro was fabricated using HfO ReRAM and a 90nm-CMOS process for concept verification.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationISCAS 2016 - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1142-1145
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781479953400
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 29 2016
Event2016 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2016 - Montreal, Canada
Duration: May 22 2016May 25 2016

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems
Volume2016-July
ISSN (Print)0271-4310

Other

Other2016 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2016
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityMontreal
Period5/22/165/25/16

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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