1. A design structure including universal peripheral processor architecture embodied in a machine readable medium for designing, manufacturing, or testing an integrated circuit (IC), the design structure comprising: a first data bus and a second data bus wherein the first and second data buses are coupled to a TCAM (ternary content addressable memory) device for enabling communication between the first and second data buses; a processor for managing control functions on the IC being coupled to the TCAM device; a data path enabling transfer of data between the first and second data buses, wherein the data path also communicates with a data storage device; and a data control path enabling communication between and coupled to the data storage device, the processor, and the TCAM device.