Fig. 4: Working Principle of the proposed ternary content addressable memory (TCAM) in the exact search mode.
From: Energy-efficient cryogenic ternary content addressable memory using ferroelectric SQUID

Illustration of the working principle of the TCAM when a Data = 0 and Search = 0, b Data = 0 and Search = 1, c Data = 0 and Search = d, d Data = 1 and Search = 0, e Data = 1 and Search = 1, and f Data = 1 and Search = d. Here, “d” represents the don’t care condition in the search bit. g Match line (ML) voltage, power, and energy consumption for 1-bit exact search with the proposed TCAM.