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Chapter and Conference Paper
Variability-Conscious Circuit Designs for Low-Voltage Memory-Rich Nano-Scale CMOS LSIs
Low-voltage scaling limitations of nanoscale CMOS LSIs are one of the major problems in the nanoscale era because they cause the evermore-serious power crises with device scaling. The problems stem from two un...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Low-Voltage Embedded RAMs – Current Status and Future Trends
Low-voltage high-density embedded (e-) RAMs, focusing on RAM cells and peripheral circuits, are described. First, challenges and trends in low-voltage e-RAMs are described based on the S/N issue of RAM cells, ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Trends in Ultralow-Voltage RAM Technology
This paper describes ultralow-voltage RAM technology for standalone and embedded memories in terms of signal-to-noise-ratio designs of RAM cells and subthreshold-current reduction. First, structures and areas ...