TY - GEN
T1 - 60% Cycle time acceleration, 55% energy reduction, 32Kbit SRAM by auto-selective boost (ASB) scheme for slow memory cells in random variations
AU - Yamamoto, Yasue
AU - Kawasumi, Atsushi
AU - Moriwaki, Shinichi
AU - Suzuki, Toshikazu
AU - Miyano, Shinji
AU - Shinohara, Hirofumi
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - An auto selective boost (ASB) scheme for slow SRAM memory cells in random variations has been proposed. ASB shortens the cycle time and decreases the average BL amplitude, which reduces both dynamic and leakage energy dissipation. The cycle time of SRAM is reduced by 60% at 0.5V using the proposed ASB scheme. By combining the ASB with a BL amplitude limiter (BAL), the energy dissipation is reduced by 55%. A 32Kbit SRAM with the ASB and BAL schemes has been fabricated by 40nm CMOS technology.
AB - An auto selective boost (ASB) scheme for slow SRAM memory cells in random variations has been proposed. ASB shortens the cycle time and decreases the average BL amplitude, which reduces both dynamic and leakage energy dissipation. The cycle time of SRAM is reduced by 60% at 0.5V using the proposed ASB scheme. By combining the ASB with a BL amplitude limiter (BAL), the energy dissipation is reduced by 55%. A 32Kbit SRAM with the ASB and BAL schemes has been fabricated by 40nm CMOS technology.
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U2 - 10.1109/ESSCIRC.2012.6341318
DO - 10.1109/ESSCIRC.2012.6341318
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84870805060
SN - 9781467322126
T3 - European Solid-State Circuits Conference
SP - 317
EP - 320
BT - 2012 Proceedings of the European Solid State Circuits Conference, ESSCIRC 2012
T2 - 38th European Solid State Circuits Conference, ESSCIRC 2012
Y2 - 17 September 2012 through 21 September 2012
ER -