9T fast‐write SRAM bit cell with no conflicts for ultra‐low voltage

Abstract With the development of processes and reduction of transistor size, transistor sensitivity to voltage changes has increased. Traditional SRAM bit cells struggle to function properly at low voltages, and the lengthy write time necessitated by the write conflict problem will inevitably result...

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Main Authors: Chenjie Jiang, Junqi Wen, Siyu Meng, Kepu Fu, Changquan Xia, Haitao Chen, Qinyu Qian, Liwen Cheng
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-09-01
Series:Electronics Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1049/ell2.70039
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Junqi Wen
Siyu Meng
Kepu Fu
Changquan Xia
Haitao Chen
Qinyu Qian
Liwen Cheng
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Junqi Wen
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Liwen Cheng
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description Abstract With the development of processes and reduction of transistor size, transistor sensitivity to voltage changes has increased. Traditional SRAM bit cells struggle to function properly at low voltages, and the lengthy write time necessitated by the write conflict problem will inevitably result in write failure. As ultra‐low‐voltage SRAM has emerged as a significant direction of research for SRAM, this paper proposes an ultra‐low‐voltage 9T SRAM bit cell that is conflict‐free. By circumventing write conflicts and enabling rapid writing, the bit cell demonstrates its superiority, particularly at ultra‐low voltages, by eliminating the requirement for peripheral write‐assist circuitry to accomplish chip writing. To assess the performance of the conflict‐free 9T bit cell, simulation experiments are conducted utilizing the 28 nm process model. Simulation results indicate that the 9T bit cell proposed in this paper requires only 66% of the writing time of the traditional 6T cell. This enables the cell to accomplish fast writing and more stable writing performance.
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spelling doaj-art-1cf1f81d74ea4438acb790b7157a5af12024-11-08T14:35:50ZengWileyElectronics Letters0013-51941350-911X2024-09-016017n/an/a10.1049/ell2.700399T fast‐write SRAM bit cell with no conflicts for ultra‐low voltageChenjie Jiang0Junqi Wen1Siyu Meng2Kepu Fu3Changquan Xia4Haitao Chen5Qinyu Qian6Liwen Cheng7College of Physical Science and Technology & Microelectronics Industry Research Institute Yangzhou University Yangzhou ChinaCollege of Physical Science and Technology & Microelectronics Industry Research Institute Yangzhou University Yangzhou ChinaCollege of Physical Science and Technology & Microelectronics Industry Research Institute Yangzhou University Yangzhou ChinaCollege of Physical Science and Technology & Microelectronics Industry Research Institute Yangzhou University Yangzhou ChinaCollege of Physical Science and Technology & Microelectronics Industry Research Institute Yangzhou University Yangzhou ChinaCollege of Physical Science and Technology & Microelectronics Industry Research Institute Yangzhou University Yangzhou ChinaCollege of Physical Science and Technology & Microelectronics Industry Research Institute Yangzhou University Yangzhou ChinaCollege of Physical Science and Technology & Microelectronics Industry Research Institute Yangzhou University Yangzhou ChinaAbstract With the development of processes and reduction of transistor size, transistor sensitivity to voltage changes has increased. Traditional SRAM bit cells struggle to function properly at low voltages, and the lengthy write time necessitated by the write conflict problem will inevitably result in write failure. As ultra‐low‐voltage SRAM has emerged as a significant direction of research for SRAM, this paper proposes an ultra‐low‐voltage 9T SRAM bit cell that is conflict‐free. By circumventing write conflicts and enabling rapid writing, the bit cell demonstrates its superiority, particularly at ultra‐low voltages, by eliminating the requirement for peripheral write‐assist circuitry to accomplish chip writing. To assess the performance of the conflict‐free 9T bit cell, simulation experiments are conducted utilizing the 28 nm process model. Simulation results indicate that the 9T bit cell proposed in this paper requires only 66% of the writing time of the traditional 6T cell. This enables the cell to accomplish fast writing and more stable writing performance.https://doi.org/10.1049/ell2.70039circuit simulationCMOS memory circuits
spellingShingle Chenjie Jiang
Junqi Wen
Siyu Meng
Kepu Fu
Changquan Xia
Haitao Chen
Qinyu Qian
Liwen Cheng
9T fast‐write SRAM bit cell with no conflicts for ultra‐low voltage
Electronics Letters
circuit simulation
CMOS memory circuits
title 9T fast‐write SRAM bit cell with no conflicts for ultra‐low voltage
title_full 9T fast‐write SRAM bit cell with no conflicts for ultra‐low voltage
title_fullStr 9T fast‐write SRAM bit cell with no conflicts for ultra‐low voltage
title_full_unstemmed 9T fast‐write SRAM bit cell with no conflicts for ultra‐low voltage
title_short 9T fast‐write SRAM bit cell with no conflicts for ultra‐low voltage
title_sort 9t fast write sram bit cell with no conflicts for ultra low voltage
topic circuit simulation
CMOS memory circuits
url https://doi.org/10.1049/ell2.70039
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