학술논문

Variability-Aware Modeling of Filamentary Oxide-Based Bipolar Resistive Switching Cells Using SPICE Level Compact Models
Document Type
Periodical
Source
IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers IEEE Trans. Circuits Syst. I Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, IEEE Transactions on. 67(12):4618-4630 Dec, 2020
Subject
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Integrated circuit modeling
Electrodes
Switches
Mathematical model
Resistance
Plugs
Voltage measurement
ReRAM
BRS
VCM
compact modeling
memristor
resistive switching
variability
Verilog-A
Language
ISSN
1549-8328
1558-0806
Abstract
Bipolar resistive switching (BRS) cells based on the valence change mechanism show great potential to enable the design of future non-volatile memory, logic and neuromorphic circuits and architectures. To study these circuits and architectures, accurate compact models are needed, which showcase the most important physical characteristics and lead to their specific experimental behavior. If BRS cells are to be used for computation-in-memory or for neuromorphic computing, their dynamical behavior has to be modeled with special consideration of switching times in SET and RESET. For any realistic assessment, variability has to be considered additionally. This study shows that by extending an existing compact model, which by itself is able to reproduce many different experiments on device behavior critical for the anticipated device purposes, variability found in experimental measurements can be reproduced for important device characteristics such as I-V characteristics, endurance behavior and most significantly the SET and RESET kinetics. Furthermore, this enables the study of spatial and temporal variability and its impact on the circuit and system level.