• 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