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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Computer-Aided Design, 2005. ICCAD-2005. IEEE/ACM International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9254-X
DOI :
10.1109/ICCAD.2005.1560101