A 28-nm 484-fJ/writecycle 650-fJ/readcycle 8T Three-Port FD-SOI SRAM for Image Processor

Haruki MORI; Yohei UMEKI; Shusuke YOSHIMOTO; Shintaro IZUMI; Koji NII; Hiroshi KAWAGUCHI; Masahiko YOSHIMOTO

doi:10.1587/transele.E99.C.901

Special Section on Low-Power and High-Speed Chips

A 28-nm 484-fJ/writecycle 650-fJ/readcycle 8T Three-Port FD-SOI SRAM for Image Processor

Haruki MORI, Yohei UMEKI, Shusuke YOSHIMOTO, Shintaro IZUMI, Koji NII, Hiroshi KAWAGUCHI, Masahiko YOSHIMOTO

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Keywords: image memory, multi-port SRAM, 8T, FD-SOI, 28-nm, majority logic

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2016 Volume E99.C Issue 8 Pages 901-908

DOI https://doi.org/10.1587/transele.E99.C.901

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This paper presents a low-power and low-voltage 64-kb 8T three-port image memory using 28-nm FD-SOI process technology. Our proposed SRAM accommodates eight-transistor bit cells comprising one-write/two-read ports and a majority logic circuit to save active energy. The test chip operates at a supply voltage of 0.46V and access time of 140ns. The minimum energy point is a supply voltage of 0.54V and an access time of 55ns (= 18.2MHz), at which 484fJ/cycle in a write operation and 650fJ/cycle in a read operation are achieved assisted by majority logic. These factors are 69% and 47% smaller than those in a conventional 6T SRAM using the 28-nm FD-SOI process technology.

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