Open-source memory compiler for automatic RRAM generation and verification
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Author(s)
Antoniadis, Dimitrios Dimitris
Feng, Peilong
Mifsud, Andrea
Constandinou, Timothy G
Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
The lack of open-source memory compilers in academia typically causes significant delays in research and design implementations. This paper presents an open-source memory compiler that is directly integrated within the Cadence Virtuoso environment using physical verification tools provided by Mentor Graphics (Calibre). It facilitates the entire memory generation process from netlist generation to layout implementation, and physical implementation verification. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first open-source memory compiler that has been developed specifically to automate Resistive Random Access Memory (RRAM) generation. RRAM holds the promise of achieving high speed, high density and non-volatility. A novel RRAM architecture, additionally is proposed, and a number of generated RRAM arrays are evaluated to identify their worst case control line parasitics and worst case settling time across the memristors of their cells. The total capacitance of lines SEL, N and P is 5.83 fF/cell, 3.31 fF/cell and 2.48 fF/cell respectively, while the total calculated resistance for SEL is 1.28 Ω/cell and 0.14 Ω/cell for both N and P lines.
Date Issued
2021-09-13
Date Acceptance
2021-09-01
Citation
2021 IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS), 2021, pp.97-100
Publisher
IEEE
Start Page
97
End Page
100
Journal / Book Title
2021 IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS)
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Identifier
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9531908
Source
2021 IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS)
Subjects
cs.ET
cs.ET
cs.AR
Publication Status
Published
Start Date
2021-08-09
Finish Date
2021-08-11
Coverage Spatial
Lansing, MI, USA
Date Publish Online
2021-09-13