CSDB-eDRAM: A 16Kb Energy-Efficient 4T CSDB Gain Cell eDRAM with over 16.6 s Retention Time and 49.23 uW/Kb at 4.2 K for Cryogenic Computing

Y Shu, H Zhang, H Sun, Q Deng… - 2023 IEEE International …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Y Shu, H Zhang, H Sun, Q Deng, Y Ha
2023 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), 2023ieeexplore.ieee.org
Gain-cell based eDRAM is an appealing candidate as the main memory in cryogenic
computing for its high density and low power consumption. However, existing eDRAMs fail
to achieve higher energy efficiency due to the higher energy consumption in either the
retention or dynamic access operations. To solve this issue, we propose three techniques to
achieve a 16Kb energy-efficient CSDB-eDRAM for cryogenic memory implementation. First,
we propose a 4T CSDB-GC that is able to significantly improve the retention time. Second …
Gain-cell based eDRAM is an appealing candidate as the main memory in cryogenic computing for its high density and low power consumption. However, existing eDRAMs fail to achieve higher energy efficiency due to the higher energy consumption in either the retention or dynamic access operations. To solve this issue, we propose three techniques to achieve a 16Kb energy-efficient CSDB-eDRAM for cryogenic memory implementation. First, we propose a 4T CSDB-GC that is able to significantly improve the retention time. Second, we propose a wordline voltage off-chip tuning method to enhance the dual-port read speed and read-disturb free operations. Third, we introduce a bitline split scheme to reduce the dynamic power overhead of each access operation. Measurement results from our fabricated chip show that the dynamic power of our CSDB-eDRAM has been reduced to 49.23 uW/Kb at 1.41 GHz, which outperforms the state-of-the-art by . It also achieves the best data retention time of 16.67 s at 4.2 K. Moreover, a negligible retention power of 0.11 pW/Kb can be achieved.
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