• DocumentCode
    903022
  • Title

    On the analysis and design of CMOS-bipolar SRAMs

  • Author

    De-Los Santos, H. ; Hoefflinger, Bernd

  • Volume
    22
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1987
  • fDate
    8/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    616
  • Lastpage
    619
  • Abstract
    The design and operation of a CMO-bipolar SRAM cell, which incorporates cross-coupled CMOS and n-p-n access transistors, is discussed. A column circuitry to accompany this cell is proposed. Simulation results attributing column access time, standby power dissipation, and active power dissipation of 6-8 ns, 6.5 nW/bit, and 4 mW/b, respectively, for a cell area of ~450 μm/SUP 2/, suggest the suitability of this approach for applications requiring density, performance, and moderate power.
  • Keywords
    Bipolar integrated circuits; CMOS integrated circuits; Integrated memory circuits; Random-access storage; bipolar integrated circuits; integrated memory circuits; random-access storage; Inverters; Lifting equipment; Logic devices; Power dissipation; Random access memory; Read-write memory; Signal to noise ratio; Solid state circuit design; Solid state circuits; Timing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9200
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JSSC.1987.1052781
  • Filename
    1052781