Publication: IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Fundamentals of Electronics, Communications and Computer Sciences Publication Date: 2000/12/25 Vol. E83-ANo. 12pp. 2464-2473 Type of Manuscript: Special Section PAPER (Special Section on VLSI Design and CAD Algorithms) Category: Co-design and High-level Synthesis Keyword: content addressable memory, functional memory, behavioral synthesis, behavioral description, high-level synthesis,