Low-power dual-port asynchronous CMOS SRAM design techniques

This paper describes the review and short tutorial on design techniques for low-power SRAM, focusing on the design of a 1-Mb CMOS SRAM on CMOS 0.25-mu m process. The building blocks of the SRAM are individually discussed and various techniques are described, with the most appropriate one chosen for...

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Main Authors: Tan, Soon-Hwei, Loh, Poh-Yee, Mohd-Shahiman, Sulaiman, Yusoff, Zubaida
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Published: SOC MICROELECTRONICS 2007
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Loh, Poh-Yee
Mohd-Shahiman, Sulaiman
Yusoff, Zubaida
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description This paper describes the review and short tutorial on design techniques for low-power SRAM, focusing on the design of a 1-Mb CMOS SRAM on CMOS 0.25-mu m process. The building blocks of the SRAM are individually discussed and various techniques are described, with the most appropriate one chosen for the block. SRAM power saving techniques are also described and implemented in the 1-Mb memory. The designed SRAM is simulated across different Process, Voltage, and Temperature (PVT) corners under the presence of parasitics. The performance of the 1-Mb SRAM is then compared with that of the previously published work. It is found that a minimum read access time of 4.26ns is achieved. The SRAM can operate at maximum frequency of 220MHz in dual-port mode and dissipates minimum active power of 31 mW and is able to retain data at 0.1 V supply voltage and consumes a standby power of 80nW. The SRAM occupies an area of 115mm(2).
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spelling mmu-30512011-09-29T04:07:17Z http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/3051/ Low-power dual-port asynchronous CMOS SRAM design techniques Tan, Soon-Hwei Loh, Poh-Yee Mohd-Shahiman, Sulaiman Yusoff, Zubaida T Technology (General) QA75.5-76.95 Electronic computers. Computer science This paper describes the review and short tutorial on design techniques for low-power SRAM, focusing on the design of a 1-Mb CMOS SRAM on CMOS 0.25-mu m process. The building blocks of the SRAM are individually discussed and various techniques are described, with the most appropriate one chosen for the block. SRAM power saving techniques are also described and implemented in the 1-Mb memory. The designed SRAM is simulated across different Process, Voltage, and Temperature (PVT) corners under the presence of parasitics. The performance of the 1-Mb SRAM is then compared with that of the previously published work. It is found that a minimum read access time of 4.26ns is achieved. The SRAM can operate at maximum frequency of 220MHz in dual-port mode and dissipates minimum active power of 31 mW and is able to retain data at 0.1 V supply voltage and consumes a standby power of 80nW. The SRAM occupies an area of 115mm(2). SOC MICROELECTRONICS 2007-06 Article NonPeerReviewed Tan, Soon-Hwei and Loh, Poh-Yee and Mohd-Shahiman, Sulaiman and Yusoff, Zubaida (2007) Low-power dual-port asynchronous CMOS SRAM design techniques. INFORMACIJE MIDEM-JOURNAL OF MICROELECTRONICS ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND MATERIALS, 37 (2). pp. 87-93. http://apps.webofknowledge.com/full_record.do?product=WOS&search_mode=GeneralSearch&qid=1&SID=S1OeLFa9c6no3Of2c4D&page=108&doc=1074
spellingShingle T Technology (General)
QA75.5-76.95 Electronic computers. Computer science
Tan, Soon-Hwei
Loh, Poh-Yee
Mohd-Shahiman, Sulaiman
Yusoff, Zubaida
Low-power dual-port asynchronous CMOS SRAM design techniques
title Low-power dual-port asynchronous CMOS SRAM design techniques
title_full Low-power dual-port asynchronous CMOS SRAM design techniques
title_fullStr Low-power dual-port asynchronous CMOS SRAM design techniques
title_full_unstemmed Low-power dual-port asynchronous CMOS SRAM design techniques
title_short Low-power dual-port asynchronous CMOS SRAM design techniques
title_sort low-power dual-port asynchronous cmos sram design techniques
topic T Technology (General)
QA75.5-76.95 Electronic computers. Computer science
url http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/3051/
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