Title :
A 9GHz 320Ã\x9780bit Low Leakage Microcode Read Only Memory in 65nm CMOS
Author :
Hsu, Steven K. ; Agarwal, Amit ; Mathew, Sanu K. ; Krishnamurthy, Ram K. ; Hansson, Martin ; Alvandpour, Atila
Author_Institution :
Circuit Res. Labs., Intel Corp., Hillsboro, OR
Abstract :
This paper describes a 320×80bit microcode ROM for 9GHz operation in 1.2V, 65nm CMOS technology. An extended pre-fabrication technique is proposed, which allows optimal programming of local/global merge circuitry, pre-charge devices, column-select multiplexers, and wordline driver strengths. The proposed technique enables 32% leakage and 15% total array power reduction without any delay or area penalty.
Keywords :
CMOS memory circuits; firmware; read-only storage; 1.2 V; 3.2 kBytes; 65 nm; 9 GHz; CMOS memory circuit; ROM; extended pre-fabrication; low leakage microcode read only memory; optimal programming; CMOS logic circuits; CMOS memory circuits; CMOS technology; Driver circuits; Logic arrays; Logic devices; Logic programming; Multiplexing; Programmable logic arrays; Read only memory;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference, 2006. ESSCIRC 2006. Proceedings of the 32nd European
Conference_Location :
Montreaux, Switzerland
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0303-0
DOI :
10.1109/ESSCIR.2006.307590
