Design and Implementation of a Low Power Ternary Content Addressable Memory (TCAM)

Also Available Domains Tanner EDA

Project Code :TVMABE164

Abstract

Memory has become an essential resource in today’s computing systems. The speed of the memory remains a bottleneck in the overall design of various computational systems. Parallel search operations using content addressable memory (CAM) architecture is popularly employed to improve the memory access time. Ternary Content Addressable Memory (TCAM) subsystem includes search operation via content addressing in the designed look up table, to fetch actual data from memory. The TCAM design has shown remarkable performance improvement over years, yet there is a scope to leverage power. A novel power efficient and performance reliable Binary and Ternary CAM memory cells are proposed and implemented, with results presented for 8*8 memory subsystem design.

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Specifications

v Back End : Tanner EDA for Design and Implementation

v Technology Files : 45nm

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes:

Introduction to Content addressable Memories
Transistors & its applications

Types of Transistors
Logic Gates using Transistors
Pull Up and Pull Down networks
Importance of Transistors

MOS Fundamentals
NMOS/PMOS/CMOS Technologies
How to design circuits using Transistor logic?
Importance of static power consumption in lower technology nodes
Static power reduction techniques
Transistor level design for TCAMS
How to design low power, high speed area efficient transistor level circuits?
Scope of TCAM in today’s world
Applications in real time
Tanner EDA tool for design and simulation
Solution providing for real time problems
Project Development Skills:

Problem Analysis Skills
Problem Solving Skills
Logical Skills
Designing Skills
Testing Skills
Debugging Skills
Presentation Skills
Thesis Writing Skills

Demo Video

Front End Domains

Cadence EDA
Finite State Machines
Arithmetic Core
Testing
DSP Core
Communications
Nano Technology

Back End Domains

Cadence EDA
Transistor Logic
Core Memories
Low Power VLSI

Tools

FPGA
H-Spice
Cadence EDA
QCA
Xilinx Vivado
Xilinx ISE
Tanner EDA
LT-Spice

Others

Matlab Interfacing

H-Spice

LT-Spice