A low store energy and robust ReRAM-based flip-flop for normally off microprocessors

Tsai Kan Chien, Lih Yih Chiou, Yao Chun Chuang, Shyh Shyuan Sheu, Heng Yuan Li, Pei Hua Wang, Tzu Kun Ku, Ming Jinn Tsai, Chih I. Wu

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Abstract

Normally-off computing (NoC) is one of promising techniques that benefits microsystems with long sleep time. Because NoC can turn off power to achieve zero power consumption and can activate microsystems instantly. This study proposes a novel resistive random access memory (ReRAM)-based nonvolatile flip-flop (NVFF), fabricated using 90-nm CMOS technology and the ReRAM process of the Industrial Technology Research Institute. The proposed NVFF uses a complementary structure with one-phase store to mitigate limitation on store energy and was verified as the registers in three pipeline stages of a NV multiplier-and-accumulator macro. The proposed ReRAM-based NVFF, compared with the state-of-the-art complementary design, can reduce store energy by 36.4%, restore time by 64.2%, and circuit area by 42.8%. The proposed design was also superior in reducing restoration error (by 9.44%) under hardship condition compared to NVFFs with a single NV device.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationISCAS 2016 - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages2803-2806
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781479953400
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016 Jul 29
Event2016 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2016 - Montreal, Canada
Duration: 2016 May 222016 May 25

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems
Volume2016-July
ISSN (Print)0271-4310

Other

Other2016 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2016
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityMontreal
Period16-05-2216-05-25

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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