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1.1 History and Trend of SRAM Memory Cell |
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1.2 Memory Cell Design Techniques and Array Design Techniques |
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3 | (2) |
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4 | (1) |
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2 Fundamentals of SRAM Memory Cell |
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5 | (6) |
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5 | (1) |
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2.2 Basic Operation of SRAM Cell |
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2.3 Electrical Stability at Read Operation: Static Noise Margin and β Ratio |
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9 | (2) |
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10 | (1) |
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3 Electrical Stability (Read and Write Operations) |
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3.1 Fundamentals of Electrical Stability on Read and Write Operations |
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11 | (5) |
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16 | (3) |
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19 | (6) |
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24 | (1) |
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4 Low Power Memory Cell Design Technique |
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25 | (18) |
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4.1 Fundamentals of Leakage of SRAM Array |
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25 | (4) |
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4.1.1 Leakage Currents in an SRAM of Conventional Design |
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26 | (1) |
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4.1.2 Gate-Tunnel Leakage and GIDL Currents |
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26 | (3) |
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4.2 Source Line Voltage Control Technique |
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29 | (7) |
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4.2.1 EFR Scheme for Low Power SRAM |
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29 | (1) |
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29 | (2) |
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31 | (1) |
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4.2.4 Source Line Voltage Control Technique for SRAM Embedded in the Application Processor |
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32 | (4) |
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4.3 LS-Cell Design for Low-Voltage Operation |
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36 | (7) |
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4.3.1 Lithographically Symmetrical Memory Cell |
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37 | (3) |
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40 | (3) |
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5 Low-Power Array Design Techniques |
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45 | (9) |
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5.1.1 Problem with Wide-Voltage Operation |
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45 | (1) |
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5.1.2 Block Diagram and Operation of Voltage-Adapted Timing-Generation Scheme |
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46 | (2) |
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5.1.3 Timing Diagram and Effect of Voltage-Adapted Timing-Generation Scheme |
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48 | (2) |
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5.1.4 Predecoder and Word-Driver Circuits |
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50 | (1) |
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51 | (3) |
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5.2 Array Boost Technique |
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54 | (5) |
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5.3 Read and Write Stability Assisting Circuits |
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59 | (15) |
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5.3.1 Concept of Improving Read Stability |
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59 | (3) |
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5.3.2 Variation Tolerant Read Assist Circuits |
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5.3.3 Variation Tolerant Write Assist Circuits |
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71 | (1) |
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5.3.5 Fabrications and Evaluations in 45-nm Technology |
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72 | (2) |
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5.4 Dual-Port Array Design Techniques |
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5.4.1 Access Conflict Issue of Dual-Port SRAM |
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74 | (2) |
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5.4.2 Circumventing Access Scheme of Simultaneous Common Row Activation |
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5.4.3 8T Dual-Port Cell Design |
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80 | (1) |
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5.4.4 Simulated Butterfly Curves for SNM |
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81 | (2) |
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5.4.5 Cell Stability Analysis |
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83 | (1) |
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84 | (1) |
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5.4.7 Design and Fabrication of Test Chip |
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84 | (2) |
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86 | (1) |
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87 | (2) |
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6 Reliable Memory Cell Design for Environmental Radiation-Induced Failures in SRAM |
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6.1 Fundamentals of SER in SRAM Cell |
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90 | (4) |
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6.2 SER Caused by Alpha Particle |
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6.3 SER Caused by Neutrons and Its Quantification |
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6.3.1 Basic Knowledge of Terrestrial Neutrons |
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97 | (2) |
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6.3.2 Overall System to Quantify SER-SECIS |
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99 | (1) |
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6.3.3 Simulation Techniques to Quantify Neutron SER |
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99 | (3) |
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6.3.4 Predictions of Scaling Effects from CORIMS |
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102 | (3) |
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6.4 Evolution of MCU Problems and Clarification of the Mechanism |
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6.4.1 MCU Characterization by Accelerator-Based Experiments |
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105 | (3) |
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6.4.2 Simplified 3D Device Simulation Mixed with Circuit Simulation |
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108 | (4) |
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6.4.3 Full 3D Device Simulation with Four-Partial-Cell Model and Multi-Coupled Bipolar Interaction (MCBI) |
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112 | (3) |
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6.5 Countermeasures for Reliable Memory Design |
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115 | (10) |
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6.5.1 ECC Error Correction and Interleave Technique for MCU |
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115 | (2) |
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117 | (1) |
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118 | (1) |
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119 | (6) |
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125 | (14) |
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7.1 7T, 8T, 10T SRAM Cell |
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125 | (3) |
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128 | (7) |
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7.3 SRAM Cells for FINFET |
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135 | (4) |
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137 | (2) |
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