DocumentCode
2800315
Title
Worst-case analysis to obtain stable read/write DC margin of high density 6T-SRAM-array with local Vth variability
Author
Tsukamoto, Yasumasa ; Nii, Koji ; Imaoka, Susumu ; Oda, Yuji ; Ohbayashi, Shigeki ; Yoshizawa, Tomoaki ; Makino, Hiroshi ; Ishibashi, Koichiro ; Shinohara, Hirofumi
Author_Institution
Renesas Technol. Corp., Itami, Japan
fYear
2005
fDate
6-10 Nov. 2005
Firstpage
398
Lastpage
405
Abstract
6T-SRAM cells in the sub-100 nm CMOS generation are now being exposed to a fatal risk that originates from large local Vth variability (σv_Local). To achieve high-yield SRAM arrays in presence of random σv_Local component, we propose worst-case analysis that determines the boundary of the stable Vth region for the SRAM read/write DC margin (Vth curve). Applying this to our original 65 nm SPICE model, we demonstrate typical behavior of the Vth curve and show new criteria for discussing SRAM array stability with Vth variability.
Keywords
CMOS memory circuits; SPICE; SRAM chips; integrated circuit modelling; 65 nm; CMOS generation; SPICE model; SRAM array cells; local Vth variability; stable read/write DC margin; worst-case analysis; CMOS technology; DC generators; Design for manufacture; Electronic mail; Manufacturing; Random access memory; Risk analysis; Tin; Transistors; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Computer-Aided Design, 2005. ICCAD-2005. IEEE/ACM International Conference on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-9254-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICCAD.2005.1560101
Filename
1560101
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