• DocumentCode
    1727631
  • Title

    MLC PRAM with SLC write-speed and robust read scheme

  • Author

    Hwang, Y.N. ; Um, C.Y. ; Lee, J.H. ; Wei, C.G. ; Oh, H.R. ; Jeong, G.T. ; Jeong, H.S. ; Kim, C.H. ; Chung, C.H.

  • Author_Institution
    New Memory Lab., Samsung Electron. Co., Ltd., Hwasung, South Korea
  • fYear
    2010
  • Firstpage
    201
  • Lastpage
    202
  • Abstract
    We have proposed an integrated method to realize MLC PRAM at 45 nm technology node and beyond. It includes reset initialization, Toff skew write, and 2bit write to enhance write-and-verify speed, and 3-cell reference scheme to cope with cell variation due to resistance drift and temperature change. Based on the proposed methods, write throughput can be increased up to SLC level with robust read operation.
  • Keywords
    random-access storage; 3-cell reference scheme; MLC PRAM; SLC write-speed scheme; Toff skew write; cell variation; resistance drift; robust read scheme; size 45 nm; write throughput; write-and-verify speed enhancement; Computer architecture; Microprocessors; Phase change random access memory; Resistance; Temperature sensors; Throughput; MLC; PRAM; reference cell; speed;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    VLSI Technology (VLSIT), 2010 Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Honolulu
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5451-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5450-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/VLSIT.2010.5556227
  • Filename
    5556227