TY - JOUR
AU - Kang, Jinfeng
AB - In this article, the design of a novel 3D-NAND-based content addressable memory (CAM) consisting of two flash transistors with ultra-high density and low power consumption is proposed for data-intensive computing. Hewlett simulation program with integrated circuit emphasis (HSPICE) of a 3D-NAND-based CAM array is performed to study the functionality and properties of the presented CAM design, and the results indicate that the energy consumption is 0.196 fJ/bit/search. The cell density of a 16-layer 3D-NAND flash is 157 times higher than CAMs based on conventional static random access memory. Furthermore, to exploit the multibit storage property of 3D-NAND flash, we also propose a multilevel CAM design, which significantly boosts the cell density and expands the functionality. As a proof-of-concept illustration, we take a 4-level CAM to successfully implement the search operation. Furthermore, the impacts of 3D-NAND layers and parasitic effects on the performance of the proposed CAM design are also discussed.
TI - An ultra-high-density and energy-efficient content addressable memory design based on 3D-NAND flash
JO - Science China Information Sciences
DO - 10.1007/s11432-021-3502-4
DA - 2023-04-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/an-ultra-high-density-and-energy-efficient-content-addressable-memory-9DRDoTZUh5
VL - 66
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -