Content-Addressable Read/Write Memories for Image Analysis

Abstract

Two common problems in image analysis are described—the region-labeling problem and the clustering problem. Both are shown to be instances of a search-and-rename problem which can be solved in parallel by a system architecture inherently suitable for VLSI implementation. That architecture, a novel type of content-addressable memory, is described, and its application to search-and-rename problems is discussed. Copyright © 1982 by The Institute of Eletrical and Electronis Engineers, Inc.