Title :
Temperature influence on UTBOX 1T-DRAM using GIDL for writing operation
Author :
Sasaki, K.R.A. ; Almeida, L.M. ; Martino, J.A. ; Aoulaiche, M. ; Simoen, E. ; Claeys, C.
Author_Institution :
LSI, Univ. of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Abstract :
This paper investigates the temperature influence on Ultra Thin Buried Oxide (UTBOX) FDSOI devices used as a 1T-DRAM (single transistor dynamic random access memory cell) using GIDL (Gate Induced Drain Leakage) for writing operation through numerical simulations. At higher temperatures, it is observed that the memory window varies and the retention time is degraded, when using a standard read. To solve this issue, we suggest the ZTC read, which fixes the state-0 current independently of the temperature. Moreover, considering I0 current as a reference current for the memory cell operation results in improved retention time.
Keywords :
DRAM chips; silicon-on-insulator; FDSOI device; GIDL; gate induced drain leakage; memory cell operation; memory window; numerical simulation; retention time; single transistor dynamic random access memory cell; state-0 current; temperature influence; ultra thin buried oxide; writing operation; Current density; Logic gates; Programming; Silicon on insulator technology; Temperature distribution; Temperature sensors; Writing; 1TDRAM; GIDL; UTBOX;
Conference_Titel :
Devices, Circuits and Systems (ICCDCS), 2012 8th International Caribbean Conference on
Conference_Location :
Playa del Carmen
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1116-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1115-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICCDCS.2012.6188903