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A 24-MB Embedded Flash System Based on 28-nm SG-MONOS Featuring 240-MHz Read Operations and Robust Over-the-Air Software Update for Automotive Applications
Document Type
Periodical
Source
IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters IEEE Solid-State Circuits Lett. Solid-State Circuits Letters, IEEE. 2(12):273-276 Dec, 2019
Subject
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Computing and Processing
Embedded systems
Memory management
Dielectric breakdown
Noise measurement
Flash memories
Embedded flash (eFlash) memory
high-speed read
low-noise program
over-the-air software update (OTA)
split-gate MONOS (SG-MONOS)
time dependent dielectric breakdown (TDDB)
Language
ISSN
2573-9603
Abstract
This letter presents an embedded flash (eFlash) system based on 28-nm split-gate MONOS (SG-MONOS) with high- ${k}$ metal gate CMOS process technology for automotive applications. It contains the world’s largest 24-MB memory capacity (4-MB code flash macro (CF) $\times6$ ) and achieves 240-MHz random read access at Tj from −40 °C to 170 °C, and read throughput reaches 46 GB/s by reading 6 CFs in parallel. The peak current consumption during over-the-air software update (OTA) is reduced by 55% in low-noise program mode. A high-speed program mode for factory program and test achieves 6.5-MB/s program throughput by programming 2 CFs in parallel. In OTA, the eFlash system realizes ~1 ms software switching and robustness against unintentional OTA termination.