Time-differential sense amplifier for sub-80mV bitline voltage embedded STT-MRAM in 40nm CMOS

Mihail Jefremow, Thomas Kern, Wolf Allers, Christian Peters, Jan Otterstedt, Othmane Bahlous, Karl Hofmann, Robert Allinger, Stephan Kassenetter, Doris Schmitt-Landsiedel

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Abstract

Spin-torque-transfer (STT) MRAM is a promising candidate for embedded non-volatile memory in next generation microcontrollers, because of superior endurance, low process costs and logic supply voltage operation. Two major drawbacks of STT-MRAM technology are the small read window because of the low tunnel magnetic resistance (TMR) ratio, and the low read current due to read disturb, which is proportional to the bitline (BL) voltage [1].

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2013 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference, ISSCC 2013 - Digest of Technical Papers
Pages216-217
Number of pages2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Event2013 60th IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference, ISSCC 2013 - San Francisco, CA, United States
Duration: 17 Feb 201321 Feb 2013

Publication series

NameDigest of Technical Papers - IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference
Volume56
ISSN (Print)0193-6530

Conference

Conference2013 60th IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference, ISSCC 2013
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco, CA
Period17/02/1321/02/13

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