Methods and systems for an analog CAM with fuzzy search
AssigneeHewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
InventorsCan Li, Catherine Graves, John Paul Strachan
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AssigneeHewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
InventorsCan Li, Catherine Graves, John Paul Strachan
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Systems are methods are provided for implementing an analog content addressable memory (analog CAM), which is particularly structured to allow for an amount of variance (fuzziness) in its search operations. The analog CAM may search for approximate matches with the data stored therein, or matches within a defined variance. Circuitry of the analog CAM may include transistor-source lines that receive search-variance parameters, and/or data lines that receive search-variance parameters explicitly within the search input data. The search-variance parameters may include an upper bound and a lower bound that define a range of values within the allotted amount of fuzziness (e.g., deviation from the stored value). The search-variance parameters may program (using analog approaches) the analog CAM to perform searches having a modifiable restrictiveness that is tuned dynamically, as defined by the input search-variance. Thus, highly efficient hardware for complex applications involving fuzziness are enabled.
An analog content addressable memory (CAM) cell array, comprising:
An analog content addressable memory (CAM) cell, comprising:
An analog content addressable memory (CAM) cell, comprising:
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