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Effect of Metal Gate Granularity Induced Random Fluctuations on Si Gate-All-Around Nanowire MOSFET 6-T SRAM Cell Stability
M. Bajaj, , S. Gundapaneni, V.R. Rao
Published in Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
2016
Volume: 15
   
Issue: 2
Pages: 243 - 247
Abstract
In this paper, we present a variability-aware 3-D mixed-mode device simulation study of Si gate-all-around (GAA) nanowire mosfet (NWFET)-based 6-T static random access memory (SRAM) bit-cell stability and performance considering metal-gate granularity (MGG) induced intrinsic device random fluctuations and quantum corrected room temperature drift-diffusion transport. The impact of MGG contributed intrinsic variability on Si GAA n-and p-NWFETs-based SRAM cell static noise margins (SNM), write and read delay time are statistically analyzed. Our statistical simulations predict acceptable stability for the Si NWFET 6-T SRAM cell with VDD downscaling up to 0.5 V. The simulation estimated mean hold SNM values follow a lowering trend with VDD downscaling, similar to the hold SNM experimental data reported in the literature for Si GAA NWFET-based SRAM arrays. We further show a linear variation in statistical variance of hold SNM with gate metal grain size and work function. © 2016 IEEE.
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JournalData powered by TypesetIEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology
PublisherData powered by TypesetInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISSN1536125X