Title :
New low power current memory circuits
Author :
Ramírez-Angulo, Jaime ; Vizcaino, Paul
Author_Institution :
New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces
Abstract :
A simple and compact scheme to improve accuracy of dynamic current memory cells operating with very low reference currents (in the few nA range) is introduced. High accuracy and insensitivity to charge injection is achieved by storing an amplified replica of the reference current.
Keywords :
low-power electronics; memory architecture; dynamic current memory cell; low power current memory circuits; Capacitors; Circuit faults; Electrical fault detection; Fault detection; Mirrors; Random access memory; Sampling methods; Switches; Switching circuits; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2007. MWSCAS 2007. 50th Midwest Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1175-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1548-3746
DOI :
10.1109/MWSCAS.2007.4488571
