Low Power using Match-Line Sensing in Content Addressable Memory

A Content Addressable Memory (CAM) is hardware search engine in a memory unit that can perform a single clock cycle search operation. Content Addressable Memory is mostly used with the static RAM with the comparison unit to compare data in a single clock cycle leads to more power consumption. This paper proposes a Content Addressable Memory using a NAND cell structure with the comparison unit as parity bit and sensing technique as Match-line Sensing. This architecture reduces the power consumption in Content Addressable Memory based on combination and modification on power saving sensing technique.