Title :
Frequency dependent behavior of a high performance dynamic register file in 1.8 V, 0.25 /spl mu/m SOI technology
Author :
Joshi, R.V. ; Hwang, Wei ; Wilson, S.C. ; Shahidi, G. ; Chuang, C.T.
Author_Institution :
IBM Thomas J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. High performance register files are essential in fixed or floating point units of a high performance microprocessor. In this paper, the frequency dependent behavior of access time and pulse width of the dynamic register file and the circuit techniques to achieve robust operation in 1.8 V, 0.25 /spl mu/m partially depleted (PD) SOI technology are addressed.
Keywords :
circuit simulation; delays; fixed point arithmetic; floating point arithmetic; integrated circuit measurement; integrated circuit modelling; microprocessor chips; shift registers; silicon-on-insulator; 0.25 micron; 1.8 V; PD SOI technology; SOI technology; Si-SiO/sub 2/; access time; circuit techniques; dynamic register file; fixed point units; floating point units; frequency dependent behaviour; high performance dynamic register file; microprocessor; partially depleted SOI technology; pulse width; register files; robust operation; Degradation; Delay effects; Frequency dependence; Hardware; Microelectronics; Pulse measurements; Registers; Space vector pulse width modulation; Timing; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
SOI Conference, 1999. Proceedings. 1999 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Rohnert Park, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5456-7
DOI :
10.1109/SOI.1999.819862
