Title :
Vortex-based spin transfer oscillator compact model for IC design
Author :
Locatelli, Nicolas ; Vodenicarevic, Damir ; Weisheng Zhao ; Klein, Jacques-Olivier ; Grollier, Julie ; Querlioz, Damien
Author_Institution :
Inst. d´Electron. Fondamentale, Univ. Paris-Sud, Orsay, France
Abstract :
Spintronic oscillators are nanodevices that are serious candidates for CMOS integration due to their compactness and easy frequency tunability. Among them vortex-based oscillators appear as one of the most promising technology because of their lower power supply and higher quality factors. To assess their potential in circuits and systems, compact models describing their behavior are necessary. In this work, we propose an implementation of a spintronic nano-oscillator (STNO) model for integrated circuit (IC) architectures design. The modeled device is a vortex-based magnetic oscillator demonstrating self-sustained magnetization oscillations under current bias, inducing alternating voltage across the device. This model describes the coupled electrical and magnetic behavior of the device, taking into account phase and amplitude noises associated with thermal fluctuations. Compatibility with commercial CMOS design kits is demonstrated, and an implementation in a CMOS circuit is proposed for AC signal generation. These results will allow to develop and evaluate innovative hybrid STNO/CMOS systems and their potential to efficiently complement existing full-CMOS technologies.
Keywords :
CMOS analogue integrated circuits; Q-factor; hybrid integrated circuits; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit modelling; integrated circuit noise; magnetoelectronics; oscillators; signal generators; vortices; AC signal generation; CMOS circuit; CMOS design kits; CMOS integration; IC architectures design; STNO model; alternating voltage; amplitude noises; current bias; frequency tunability; full-CMOS technologies; hybrid STNO-CMOS systems; integrated circuit; power supply; quality factors; self-sustained magnetization oscillations; spintronic nanooscillator; thermal fluctuations; vortex-based magnetic oscillator; vortex-based spin transfer oscillator compact model; CMOS integrated circuits; Integrated circuit modeling; Magnetic cores; Magnetic tunneling; Mathematical model; Oscillators; Semiconductor device modeling;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), 2015 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Lisbon
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.2015.7168702