DocumentCode
1904470
Title
Nonvolatile SRAM based on Phase Change
Author
Takata, Masashi ; Nakayama, Kazuya ; Izumi, Takatomi ; Shinmura, Toru ; Akita, Junichi ; Kitagawa, Akio
Author_Institution
Graduate Sch. of Natural Sci. & Technol., Kanazawa Univ.
fYear
2006
fDate
12-16 Feb. 2006
Firstpage
95
Lastpage
96
Abstract
We propose a novel architecture (phase change nonvolatile SRAM: PNSRAM) combining SRAM with PRAM. This architecture is possible solution to reduce the program cycle at the nonvolatile material to be divided a program sequence into volatile and nonvolatile. In this paper, we describe the PNSRAM architecture and a circuit simulation results of the volatile and nonvolatile operation
Keywords
SRAM chips; memory architecture; phase change materials; PNSRAM architecture; circuit simulation; nonvolatile materials; nonvolatile operation; phase change nonvolatile SRAM; program sequence; volatile operation; Circuit simulation; Conductivity; Energy consumption; Leakage current; MOSFETs; Nonvolatile memory; Phase change random access memory; Random access memory; Resistors; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Non-Volatile Semiconductor Memory Workshop, 2006. IEEE NVSMW 2006. 21st
Conference_Location
Monterey, CA
Print_ISBN
1-4244-0027-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/.2006.1629510
Filename
1629510
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