Name
Title | ||
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A 500 MHz Random Cycle, 1.5 ns Latency, SOI Embedded DRAM Macro Featuring a Three-Transistor Micro Sense Amplifier |
Abstract | ||
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As microprocessors enter the highly multi-core/multi-threaded era, higher density, lower latency embedded memory will be required to meet cache design needs. This paper describes a 500 MHz random cycle silicon on insulator (SOI) embedded DRAM macro which features a three-transistor micro sense amplifier, realizing significant performance gains over traditional array design methods. To address the realities of process integration, we describe the features and issues associated with integrating this DRAM into SOI technology, including deep trench processing and floating body effects. After a brief description of the macro architecture, details are provided on the three-transistor micro sense amplifier scheme, which is key to achieving a high transfer ratio with minimal area overhead. The paper concludes with hardware results and a summary. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
|---|---|---|
2008 | 10.1109/JSSC.2007.908006 | Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
dram chips,uhf amplifiers,uhf integrated circuits,microprocessor chips,silicon-on-insulator,soi embedded dram macro,dynamic random-access memory,frequency 500 mhz,macro architecture,microprocessor,random cycle silicon on insulator,three-transistor microsense amplifier,time 1.5 ns,fet amplifiers,silicon on insulator,memory architecture,integrated circuit,thread,sense amplifier,gain,cache memory,field effect transistor,dynamic random access memory,embedded systems | Dynamic random-access memory,Sense amplifier,Dram,Cache,CPU cache,Computer science,Electronic engineering,Macro,Electrical engineering,Integrated circuit,Memory architecture | Journal |
Volume | Issue | ISSN |
43 | 1 | 0018-9200 |
Citations | PageRank | References |
30 | 6.45 | 5 |
Authors | ||
17 | ||
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Barth | 1 | 82 | 14.30 |
| William R. Reohr | 2 | 60 | 10.71 |
| Paul C. Parries | 3 | 57 | 10.25 |
| Gregory Fredeman | 4 | 56 | 10.57 |
| John Golz | 5 | 38 | 8.75 |
| stanley e schuster | 6 | 566 | 50.84 |
| Richard E. Matick | 7 | 79 | 13.45 |
| hillery c hunter | 8 | 38 | 8.07 |
| Charles C. Tanner | 9 | 30 | 6.45 |
| Joseph Harig | 10 | 30 | 6.45 |
| Hoki Kim | 11 | 42 | 7.92 |
| Babar A. Khan | 12 | 32 | 7.20 |
| john griesemer | 13 | 30 | 6.45 |
| Robert P. Havreluk | 14 | 30 | 6.45 |
| kenji yanagisawa | 15 | 30 | 6.45 |
| Toshiaki Kirihata | 16 | 69 | 15.31 |
| Subramanian S. Iyer | 17 | 37 | 12.32 |