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Title | ||
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A 2-Kb One-Time Programmable Memory for UHF Passive RFID Tag IC in a Standard 0.18 /spl mu/m CMOS Process |
Abstract | ||
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We present a 2-Kb one-time programmable (OTP) memory for UHF RFID applications. The OTP memory cell is based on a two-transistor (2-T) gate-oxide anti-fuse (AF) for low voltage operation. Reliability of memory cell is enhanced by limiting the maximum terminal voltages of thin-oxide and thick-oxide transistors to 1.8 V and 3.3 V, respectively. Improved low power circuit design techniques are used including auto shut-off for program mode and self-timed control for read mode. To further reduce power consumption, we develop a novel power-efficient charge pump. The designed OTP is successfully embedded into a UHF passive RFID tag IC that conforms to the EPCglobal Gen-2 standard. The tag chip was fabricated in a 0.18 m 1-poly 6-metal standard CMOS process with no additional masks. The total area of the chip including the I/Os and bonding pads is 2.3 × 1.5 mm2 where the OTP memory area is only 0.43 × 0.31 mm2. Our tag IC measurement shows that the read and write currents of the OTP memory are 17 μA and 58 μA, respectively. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2013 | 10.1109/TCSI.2012.2230500 | Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, IEEE Transactions |
Keywords | DocType | Volume |
CMOS integrated circuits,UHF integrated circuits,integrated circuit design,integrated circuit measurement,integrated memory circuits,low-power electronics,passive networks,power consumption,radiofrequency identification,CMOS,EPCglobal Gen-2 standard,UHF passive RFID tag IC,bonding pads,current 17 muA,current 58 muA,low power circuit design techniques,memory cell reliability,one-time programmable memory,power consumption,power-efficient charge pump,size 0.18 mum,thick-oxide transistors,thin-oxide transistors,two-transistor gate-oxide anti-fuse,voltage 1.8 V,voltage 3.3 V,Anti-fuse,OTP memory,RFID,tag chip | Journal | 60 |
Issue | ISSN | Citations |
7 | 1549-8328 | 0 |
PageRank | References | Authors |
0.34 | 0 | 3 |
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngoc Dang Phan | 1 | 6 | 1.17 |
| Ik Joon Chang | 2 | 199 | 25.32 |
| Jong-Wook Lee | 3 | 66 | 11.45 |