A 1.6V 1.4Gb/s/pin consumer DRAM with self-dynamic voltage-scaling technique in 44nm CMOS technology

Hyun Woo Lee, Ki Han Kim, Young Kyoung Choi, Ju Hwan Shon, Nak Kyu Park, Kwan Weon Kim, Chulwoo Kim, Young Jung Choi, Byong Tae Chung

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Abstract

DRAM's process technology has been scaled down rapidly and the size of the wafer has reached 300mm. Despite being fabricated on the same wafer, two chips may have very different characteristics if the one is from the center and the other is from the edge of wafer. Therefore, the process skew reduction is becoming more important as the process is scaled down under 100nm. The dynamic voltage scaling scheme (DVS) has already won huge popularity in mobile applications with limited battery life. Various dynamic voltage scaling techniques for μ-processors have also been developed during the last decade [1]. However, selection of the power supply voltage for DRAM is dictated by the application or the worst process skew that guarantees the performance of DRAM. This paper proposes a self-dynamic voltage scaling (SDVS) technique for DRAM to overcome the process variation and reduce the power consumption according to the operating frequency.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2011 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference - Digest of Technical Papers, ISSCC 2011
Pages502-503
Number of pages2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Event2011 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference, ISSCC 2011 - San Francisco, CA, United States
Duration: 2011 Feb 202011 Feb 24

Publication series

NameDigest of Technical Papers - IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference
ISSN (Print)0193-6530

Other

Other2011 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference, ISSCC 2011
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco, CA
Period11/2/2011/2/24

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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