International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET) e-ISSN: 2395-0056
Volume: 08 Issue: 08 | Aug 2021 www.irjet.net p-ISSN: 2395-0072
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High-Density with Low-Power TCAM Design and Application
Nirmala Sainee
1
, Rahul Nigam
2
, Sanjay Chouhan
3
1
Student, M.Tech., JIT Borawan
2
Assistant Professor, JIT Borawan
3
Associate Professor, JIT Borawan
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Abstract— This work proposes circuit simulation-based
methods for lessening TCAM power utilization and increase
density of memory. Here in this design, we simulated
conventional 16T-TCAM designed in 45nm technology. This
traditional basic cell design is improved to 14T-TCAM
design. In this 14T-TCAM design we reduce one access
transistor from each SRAM cell part of TCAM. This results in
reduction of 10 percent memory layout area. Although, this
design increase READ time, which is less important in this
type of memory compared to reduction in layout area.
Beside this we also used OR-type cascade match-line
compared to pre-charge high scheme. In this match-line
scheme memory divide in four equal number of stages.
During search if mismatch detected in any stage, SEARCH
stop for the remaining stages and show a mismatch word. In
fact, in a memory most of word mismatch, so it provides
much improvement in power utilization over conventional
design. This match-line design provide improvement in
power consumption compared with conventional design.
In this manner 14T-TCAM cell provide power consumption
improvement of 80 percent with layout area reduction. This
memory design suitable in present day communication
network for sending data packets over network.
Index Terms—CAM, High-Density, Low-Power, OR-type
match-line
INTRODUCTION
As artificial intelligence (AI) approaches human-mind levels
of speed and exactness, systems progressively depend on
concentrated servers interfacing applications from the edge
to the cloud. The blast in the quantity of gadgets associated
with the Internet joined with a dramatic expansion in
Internet traffic implies that the present systems have
numerous situations where quick searches are required.
Switches, a vital part of systems administration hardware,
need to get and afterward settle on where to send a bundle
of information to perform Internet Protocol (IP) sending or
IP routing. The present switches require quick queries
among a lot of information to empower quick information
bundle routing. Different applications requiring fast pursuits
incorporate translation lookaside buffers (TLB) and
completely associative store controllers in CPUs, information
base engines, and neural networks.
While designers can pick among numerous choices to
execute these searches, the best strategy includes utilizing
content addressable memories (CAMs). CAMs think about
search information against a table of put away information
and return the location of the matching with information [1].
A CAM search works a lot quicker than its counterpart in
programming, and consequently CAMs are supplanting
programming in search concentrated applications, for
example, address query in Internet switches, information
compression, and database speed increase [2].
As the extents of the TCAM macros and the quantity of
macros on a chip increment, chip creators ought to think
about excess to improve yield. ECC additionally should be
considered for higher unwavering quality applications.
Literature Survey
CAM (content-addressable memory) is a specific sort of fast
memory that inquiries its whole substance in a solitary clock
cycle [6]. A CAM cell in the chip comprises of two SRAM cells.
SRAM requires broad silicon entryways to execute that
require a great deal of power per search for quick searching.
In a chip, power utilization creates warmth and prompts
limits on warm dispersal by the restricted impression of a
chip. This is a vital factor on the actual restriction on TCAM
size today.
CAMs can be utilized in a wide assortment of uses requiring
high hunt speeds. These applications incorporate parametric
bend extraction [7], frequency domain change [8],
coding/translating data [9-10], Data compress [11-12], and
picture coding [13-14]. The essential business utilization of
CAMs today is to group and advance Internet convention (IP)
bundles in network switches [15-16].
K. E. Grosspietsch initially portrayed the functioning
engineering of a CAM and its execution. In this paper
acquainted processor frameworks are presented and
furthermore shown applications in artificial intelligence [6].
Arsovski et al. planned TCAM cell utilizes 4T static storage
for expanded compactness of layout. This plan match-line
(ML) sense conspire diminishes power utilization by limiting
exchanging movement of search-lines and restricting voltage
swing of MLs however working rate additionally decreased
[17].
K. Pagiamtzis and A. Sheikholeslami likewise work to
diminish force of TCAM by pipeline the search activity by
breaking the match-lines into a few portions. They likewise
decrease swing of search information on less capacitive
worldwide pursuit lines and subsequently saving force [18].
I. Carlson et al. portrayed a novel installed high-density 5-
semiconductor device (5T) single bit line SRAM cell [19].