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Content Addressable Memory Design with Reference Resistor for Improved Search Resolution

Published: May 4, 2025 | arXiv ID: 2505.02285v1

By: Siri Narla , Steven J. Koester , Rebecca A. Dawley and more

Potential Business Impact:

Improves computer memory search speed and accuracy.

Business Areas:
Semiconductor Hardware, Science and Engineering

Despite the parallel in-memory search capabilities of content addressable memories (CAMs), their use in applications is constrained by their limited resolution that worsens as they are scaled to larger arrays or advanced nodes. In this work we present experimental results for a novel back-end-of-line compatible reference resistive device that can significantly improve the search resolution of CAMs implemented with CMOS and beyond-CMOS technologies to less than or equal to 5-bits.

Page Count
4 pages

Category
Computer Science:
Emerging Technologies