• DocumentCode
    3319213
  • Title

    2T2M memristor-based memory cell for higher stability RRAM modules

  • Author

    Shaarawy, Noha ; Ghoneima, Maged ; Radwan, Ahmed G.

  • Author_Institution
    Microelectron. Syst. Design Dept., Nile Univ., Egypt
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    24-27 May 2015
  • Firstpage
    1418
  • Lastpage
    1421
  • Abstract
    This paper introduces a novel 2T2M memristor based memory cell which, offers higher stability and noise margins than previous works. The proposed 2T2M RRAM module is similar to conventional 6T SRAM module in terms of delay and number of interface pins. However, the predicted area of the proposed 2T2M RRAM cell is significantly lower compared to the CMOS based 6T SRAM cell, and is also expected to consume lower energy. The nonvolatile characteristics of the cell make it more attractive for nonvolatile random access memory design. Write, read and repeated read operations of the proposed 2T2M RRAM cell are briefly explained. A complete RRAM module array based on the proposed 2T2M cell is designed, and the schematic details of the IO circuit is shown. A comparison between the proposed 2T2M cell and previous works is presented.
  • Keywords
    CMOS memory circuits; SRAM chips; logic design; memristor circuits; resistive RAM; 2T2M memristor-based memory cell; 6T SRAM cell; 6T SRAM module; CMOS; IO circuit; RRAM modules; nonvolatile random access memory design; Arrays; Memristors; Microprocessors; Resistance; SRAM cells;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), 2015 IEEE International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Lisbon
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISCAS.2015.7168909
  • Filename
    7168909