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The algorithm that makes data smaller: How Lempel-Ziv compression works

Every day humanity creates billions of terabytes of data, and storing or transmitting it efficiently depends on powerful compression algorithms. This video explains the core idea behind lossless ...
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Content-Addressable Memory Speeds Up Lossless Compression

Implementing LZW Compression Using CAMs When implementing the LZW algorithm using CAMs, the search function is performed in parallel in hardware. The strings can be stored in sequential order and in ...