Title
Look-Ahead Dynamic Threshold Voltage Control Scheme for Improving Write Margin of SOI-7T-SRAM
Abstract
Instability of SRAM memory cells derived from aggressive technology scaling has been recently one of the most significant issues. Although a 7T-SRAM cell with an area-tolerable separated read port improves read margins even at sub-1V, it unfortunately results in degradation of write margins. In order to assist the write operation, we address a new memory cell employing a look-ahead body-bias which dynamically controls the threshold voltage. Simulation results have shown improvement in both the write margins and access time without increasing the leakage power derived from the body-bias.
Year
DOI
Venue
2007
10.1093/ietfec/e90-a.12.2691
IEICE Transactions
Keywords
DocType
Volume
look-ahead dynamic threshold voltage,significant issue,access time,aggressive technology scaling,new memory cell,threshold voltage,control scheme,simulation result,leakage power,look-ahead body-bias,sram memory cell,improving write margin,look ahead,sram
Journal
E90-A
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
12
0916-8508
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Masaaki Iijima1134.68
Kayoko Seto261.54
Masahiro Numa38220.87
Akira Tada4144.40
Takashi Ipposhi5135.97