期刊
IEEE JOURNAL OF SOLID-STATE CIRCUITS
卷 48, 期 2, 页码 598-610出版社
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2012.2224256
关键词
Cache; macromodel; magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ); roadmap; scalability; spin torque transfer (STT); STT-MRAM; variability
资金
- Intel post-CMOS circuits and architecture program
- Samsung Electronics
This paper explores the scalability of in-plane and perpendicular MTJ based STT-MRAMs from 65 nm to 8 nm while taking into consideration realistic variability effects. We focus on the read and write performances of a STT-MRAM based cache rather than the obvious advantages such as the denser bit-cell and zero static power. An accurate MTJ macromodel capturing key MTJ properties was adopted for efficient Monte Carlo simulations. For the simulation of access devices and peripheral circuitries, ITRS projected transistor parameters were utilized and calibrated using the MASTAR tool that has been widely used in industry. 6T SRAM and STT-MRAM arrays were implemented with aggressive assist schemes to mimic industrial memory designs. A constant J(C0) . RA/VDD scaling scenario was used which to the first order gives the optimal balance between read and write margins of STT-MRAMs. The thermal stability factor ensuring a 10 year retention time was obtained by adjusting the free layer thickness as well as assuming improvement in the crystalline anisotropy. Our studies based on the proposed scaling methodology show that in-plane STT-MRAM will outperform SRAM from 15 nm node, while its perpendicular counterpart requires further innovations in MTJ material in order to overcome the poor write performance scaling from 22 nm node onwards.
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