Paper Info
Title
The STeTSiMS STT-RAM simulation and modeling system
Abstract
There is growing interest in emerging non-volatile memory technologies such as Phase-Change Memory, Memristors, and Spin-Transfer Torque RAM (STT-RAM). STT-RAM, in particular, is experiencing rapid development that can be difficult for memory systems researchers to take advantage of. What is needed are techniques that enable designers to explore the potential of recent STT-RAM designs and adjust the performance without needing a detailed understanding of the physics. In this paper, we present the STeTSiMS STT-RAM Simulation and Modeling System to assist memory systems researchers. After providing background on the operation of STT-RAM magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs), we demonstrate how to fit three different published MTJ models to our model and normalize their characteristics with respect to common metrics. The high-speed switching behavior of the designs is evaluated using macromagnetic simulations. We have also added a first-order model for STT-RAM memory arrays to the CACTI memory modeling tool, which we then use to evaluate the performance, energy consumption, and area for: (i) a high-performance cache, (ii) a high-capacity cache, and (iii) a high-density memory.
Year
DOI
Venue
2011
10.1109/ICCAD.2011.6105348
ICCAD
Keywords
Field
DocType
stetsims stt-ram simulation,non-volatile memory technology,mtj model,memory systems researcher,stt-ram memory array,recent stt-ram design,cacti memory modeling tool,stt-ram magnetic tunnel junction,high-density memory,first-order model,memristors,non volatile memory,phase change memory,memristor,magnetic tunnel junction,resistive ram,memory model,first order
Memristor,Torque,Computer science,Cache,Computing with Memory,Electronic engineering,Memory systems,Energy consumption,Magnetic tunnelling,Resistive random-access memory
Conference
ISSN
ISBN
Citations 
1933-7760
978-1-4577-1398-9
8
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.61
7
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Clinton Wills Smullen IV11468.86
Anurag Nigam215310.83
Sudhanva Gurumurthi3123278.23
Mircea R. Stan43103277.34