Title :
Nonvolatile Memory Based on Magnetic Tunnel Junction
Author :
Kostrov, Aleksandr ; Stempitsky, Viktor
Author_Institution :
R&D Co. “NTLab-Syst.”, Minsk, Belarus
Abstract :
Detailed description Non-volatile Memory Based on Magnetic Tunnel Junction is presented. A dynamic Verilog-A behavioral model and a Spice macro-model of a single memory cell was developed. The advantages of the proposed models demonstrated on a next generation revolutionary Magnetic Random Access Memory (MRAM) which we offer to implement on an integrated circuit (IC) based on CMOS technology. The MRAM cell is inherently radiation resistant, however, to implement a complete radhard memory device, we propose to implement a radiation hardened architecture of the MRAM module and peripheral circuits: write drivers, high-sensitivity switched-current read sense amplifier, bit line multiplexer, address decoder and a memory timing controller.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; SPICE; amplifiers; controllers; hardware description languages; magnetic tunnelling; multiplexing equipment; random-access storage; CMOS technology; MRAM cell; MRAM module; Spice macromodel; address decoder; bit line multiplexer; dynamic Verilog-A behavioral model; high-sensitivity switched-current read sense amplifier; integrated circuit; magnetic tunnel junction; memory timing controller; next generation revolutionary magnetic random access memory; nonvolatile memory; peripheral circuit; radhard memory device; radiation hardened architecture; radiation resistant; single memory cell; write driver; Computer architecture; Integrated circuit modeling; Magnetic tunneling; Magnetization; Microprocessors; Nonvolatile memory; Random access memory; Behavioral model; Magnetic Tunnel Junctions; Nonvolatile magnetic random access memory; Spice macro-model;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Technologies for Communications (ATC), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hanoi
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4351-0
DOI :
10.1109/ATC.2012.6404218