Content-addressable memory (CAM) circuits and architectures: a tutorial and survey

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• Publication year

  2006

• Venue

  IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

• Publication date

  2006-02-27

• Fields of study

  Computer Science, Engineering

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  DOI 10.1109/JSSC.2005.864128
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