학술논문

World-most energy-efficient MRAM technology for non-volatile RAM applications
Document Type
Conference
Source
2022 International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), 2022 International. :10.7.1-10.7.4 Dec, 2022
Subject
Bioengineering
Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Computing and Processing
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
Photonics and Electrooptics
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Robotics and Control Systems
Signal Processing and Analysis
Power demand
Nonvolatile memory
Random access memory
FinFETs
Energy efficiency
Robustness
Data models
Language
ISSN
2156-017X
Abstract
We present the most energy-efficient 16 Mb non-volatile RAM (nvRAM) product with nearly unlimited endurance by using 28-nm embedded MRAM (eMRAM) technology. Among commercially available standalone nvRAM products, this product features the smallest package dimension of 30 mm 2 at 16 Mb and best-in-class active power of 14 mW (read) and 27 mW (write). By extensive package testing, endurance over 1E14 cycles at - 25 °C and 10-years data retention at 89 °C have also been verified. Extending 28-nm eMRAM technology to 14-nm FinFET resulted in 33% area scaling and 2.6× faster read cycle time. This proves the potential of eMRAM technology as a low-leakage working memory solution for SoC applications.