6. A content addressable memory (CAM) comprising: a plurality of dictionary words, the dictionary words divided into a plurality of banks; at least two input words, the input words divided into segments, the segments aligned with the plurality of banks; and a scheduler to schedule parallel comparison of different segments of the input words with the banks aligned to the respective different segments.
6. A content addressable memory (CAM) comprising: a plurality of dictionary words, the dictionary words divided into a plurality of banks; at least two input words, the input words divided into segments, the segments aligned with the plurality of banks; and a scheduler to schedule parallel comparison of different segments of the input words with the banks aligned to the respective different segments. 7. The CAM of claim 6 wherein the CAM is a ternary CAM (TCAM).