1. A method within a ternary content addressable memory (TCAM), the method comprising: receiving a first match line output from a previous TCAM stage at a gate of a pull-up transistor of a current TCAM stage; receiving the first match line output at a gate of a pull-down transistor of the current TCAM stage; setting a match line bar at the current TCAM stage to a low value, via the pull-down transistor, when the first match line output indicates a mismatch; and setting the match line bar at the current TCAM stage to a high value, via the pull-up transistor, when the first match line output indicates a match.