Semiconductor Memories and Systems
Semiconductor Memories and Systems

Author: Andrea Redaelli

Publisher: Woodhead Publishing

Published: 2022-06-07

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 0128209461

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Semiconductor Memories and Systems provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of semiconductor memory at the technology and system levels. After an introduction on market trends and memory applications, the book focuses on mainstream technologies, illustrating their current status, challenges and opportunities, with special attention paid to scalability paths. Technologies discussed include static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), non-volatile memory (NVM), and NAND flash memory. Embedded memory and requirements and system level needs for storage class memory are also addressed. Each chapter covers physical operating mechanisms, fabrication technologies, and the main challenges to scalability.Finally, the work reviews the emerging trends for storage class memory, mainly focusing on the advantages and opportunities of phase change based memory technologies. - Features contributions from experts from leading companies in semiconductor memory - Discusses physical operating mechanisms, fabrication technologies and paths to scalability for current and emerging semiconductor memories - Reviews primary memory technologies, including SRAM, DRAM, NVM and NAND flash memory - Includes emerging storage class memory technologies such as phase change memory

Semiconductor Memories
Semiconductor Memories

Author: Ashok K. Sharma

Publisher: Wiley-IEEE Press

Published: 2002-09-10

Total Pages: 480

ISBN-13: 9780780310001

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Semiconductor Memories provides in-depth coverage in the areas of design for testing, fault tolerance, failure modes and mechanisms, and screening and qualification methods including. * Memory cell structures and fabrication technologies. * Application-specific memories and architectures. * Memory design, fault modeling and test algorithms, limitations, and trade-offs. * Space environment, radiation hardening process and design techniques, and radiation testing. * Memory stacks and multichip modules for gigabyte storage.

Nanoscale Semiconductor Memories
Nanoscale Semiconductor Memories

Author: Santosh K. Kurinec

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2017-07-28

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 1466560614

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Nanoscale memories are used everywhere. From your iPhone to a supercomputer, every electronic device contains at least one such type. With coverage of current and prototypical technologies, Nanoscale Semiconductor Memories: Technology and Applications presents the latest research in the field of nanoscale memories technology in one place. It also covers a myriad of applications that nanoscale memories technology has enabled. The book begins with coverage of SRAM, addressing the design challenges as the technology scales, then provides design strategies to mitigate radiation induced upsets in SRAM. It discusses the current state-of-the-art DRAM technology and the need to develop high performance sense amplifier circuitry. The text then covers the novel concept of capacitorless 1T DRAM, termed as Advanced-RAM or A-RAM, and presents a discussion on quantum dot (QD) based flash memory. Building on this foundation, the coverage turns to STT-RAM, emphasizing scalable embedded STT-RAM, and the physics and engineering of magnetic domain wall "racetrack" memory. The book also discusses state-of-the-art modeling applied to phase change memory devices and includes an extensive review of RRAM, highlighting the physics of operation and analyzing different materials systems currently under investigation. The hunt is still on for universal memory that fits all the requirements of an "ideal memory" capable of high-density storage, low-power operation, unparalleled speed, high endurance, and low cost. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, this book bridges technological and application issues to provide the groundwork for developing custom designed memory systems.

Nonvolatile Semiconductor Memory Technology
Nonvolatile Semiconductor Memory Technology

Author: William D. Brown

Publisher: Wiley-IEEE Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 624

ISBN-13:

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This comprehensive reference book provides electronics engineers with the technical data and perspective necessary for the intelligent selection, specification, and application of nonvolatile semiconductor memory devices. A "one-stop shopping" tool for the working engineer, this book presents the fundamental aspects of nonvolatile semiconductor memory technologies, devices, reliability, and applications.

Semiconductor Memory Devices and Circuits
Semiconductor Memory Devices and Circuits

Author: Shimeng Yu

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2022-04-19

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 1000567613

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This book covers semiconductor memory technologies from device bit-cell structures to memory array design with an emphasis on recent industry scaling trends and cutting-edge technologies. The first part of the book discusses the mainstream semiconductor memory technologies. The second part of the book discusses the emerging memory candidates that may have the potential to change the memory hierarchy, and surveys new applications of memory technologies for machine/deep learning applications. This book is intended for graduate students in electrical and computer engineering programs and researchers or industry professionals in semiconductors and microelectronics. Explains the design of basic memory bit-cells including 6-transistor SRAM, 1-transistor-1-capacitor DRAM, and floating gate/charge trap FLASH transistor Examines the design of the peripheral circuits including the sense amplifier and array-level organization for the memory array Examines industry trends of memory technologies such as FinFET based SRAM, High-Bandwidth-Memory (HBM), 3D NAND Flash, and 3D X-point array Discusses the prospects and challenges of emerging memory technologies such as PCM, RRAM, STT-MRAM/SOT-MRAM and FeRAM/FeFET Explores the new applications such as in-memory computing for AI hardware acceleration.

Semiconductor Memories
Semiconductor Memories

Author: Betty Prince

Publisher:

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 830

ISBN-13:

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"This [...] handbook gives a complete overview to the design, manufacture, and application of semiconductor memory technology.[...] The move towards application-specific memories and the new developments in memory applications, including smart memories, computers and networks, are explored. The author also details the new trends in memory architecture and functionality, such as multiplexing, video memory architecture and error correction. For embedded memories, there is an explanation of the advantages and disadvantages, testing methods and reliability. Detailed consideration is given to future trends in memories - VLSI technology ; commodity memories ; smart cards ; smart houses ; CIM ; speech synthesis and recognition ; RISC architecture ; neural processors and superconductors." (source : 4ème de couv.)

Advances in Non-volatile Memory and Storage Technology
Advances in Non-volatile Memory and Storage Technology

Author: Yoshio Nishi

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2014-06-24

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13: 0857098098

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New solutions are needed for future scaling down of nonvolatile memory. Advances in Non-volatile Memory and Storage Technology provides an overview of developing technologies and explores their strengths and weaknesses. After an overview of the current market, part one introduces improvements in flash technologies, including developments in 3D NAND flash technologies and flash memory for ultra-high density storage devices. Part two looks at the advantages of designing phase change memory and resistive random access memory technologies. It looks in particular at the fabrication, properties, and performance of nanowire phase change memory technologies. Later chapters also consider modeling of both metal oxide and resistive random access memory switching mechanisms, as well as conductive bridge random access memory technologies. Finally, part three looks to the future of alternative technologies. The areas covered include molecular, polymer, and hybrid organic memory devices, and a variety of random access memory devices such as nano-electromechanical, ferroelectric, and spin-transfer-torque magnetoresistive devices. Advances in Non-volatile Memory and Storage Technology is a key resource for postgraduate students and academic researchers in physics, materials science, and electrical engineering. It is a valuable tool for research and development managers concerned with electronics, semiconductors, nanotechnology, solid-state memories, magnetic materials, organic materials, and portable electronic devices. - Provides an overview of developing nonvolatile memory and storage technologies and explores their strengths and weaknesses - Examines improvements to flash technology, charge trapping, and resistive random access memory - Discusses emerging devices such as those based on polymer and molecular electronics, and nanoelectromechanical random access memory (RAM)

VLSI Memory Chip Design
VLSI Memory Chip Design

Author: Kiyoo Itoh

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-04-17

Total Pages: 504

ISBN-13: 3662044781

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A systematic description of microelectronic device design. Topics range from the basics to low-power and ultralow-voltage designs, subthreshold current reduction, memory subsystem designs for modern DRAMs, and various on-chip supply-voltage conversion techniques. It also covers process and device issues as well as design issues relating to systems, circuits, devices and processes, such as signal-to-noise and redundancy.

Embedded Flash Memory for Embedded Systems: Technology, Design for Sub-systems, and Innovations
Embedded Flash Memory for Embedded Systems: Technology, Design for Sub-systems, and Innovations

Author: Hideto Hidaka

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-09-09

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 3319553062

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This book provides a comprehensive introduction to embedded flash memory, describing the history, current status, and future projections for technology, circuits, and systems applications. The authors describe current main-stream embedded flash technologies from floating-gate 1Tr, floating-gate with split-gate (1.5Tr), and 1Tr/1.5Tr SONOS flash technologies and their successful creation of various applications. Comparisons of these embedded flash technologies and future projections are also provided. The authors demonstrate a variety of embedded applications for auto-motive, smart-IC cards, and low-power, representing the leading-edge technology developments for eFlash. The discussion also includes insights into future prospects of application-driven non-volatile memory technology in the era of smart advanced automotive system, such as ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance System) and IoE (Internet of Everything). Trials on technology convergence and future prospects of embedded non-volatile memory in the new memory hierarchy are also described. Introduces the history of embedded flash memory technology for micro-controller products and how embedded flash innovations developed; Includes comprehensive and detailed descriptions of current main-stream embedded flash memory technologies, sub-system designs and applications; Explains why embedded flash memory requirements are different from those of stand-alone flash memory and how to achieve specific goals with technology development and circuit designs; Describes a mature and stable floating-gate 1Tr cell technology imported from stand-alone flash memory products - that then introduces embedded-specific split-gate memory cell technologies based on floating-gate storage structure and charge-trapping SONOS technology and their eFlash sub-system designs; Describes automotive and smart-IC card applications requirements and achievements in advanced eFlash beyond 4 0nm node.