Vendor: Dolphin Semiconductor Category: ROM

Metal programmable ROM compiler - Memory optimized for low power - compiler range up to 256 k

Foundry Sponsored - Metal programmable ROM compiler - TSMC 130 nm BCD - Non volatile memory optimized for low power - compiler ra…

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Overview

Foundry Sponsored - Metal programmable ROM compiler - TSMC 130 nm BCD - Non volatile memory optimized for low power - compiler range up to 256 k

Key features

  • Foundry sponsored memory generator
  • For nominal voltage characterization corner
  • Power reduction features
  • Up to 50% gain in dynamic power consumption compared to standard ROM
  • Decrease of fabrication costs
  • Via 1 programmable ROM
  • 20% gain in density compared to standard ROM
  • Ultra low leakage
  • No leakage in memory plane
  • Minimal leakage in memory periphery
  • Easy Integration
  • Depending on memory capacity up to 5 different MUX options can be selected
  • High flexibility for address range and data range
  • Compliance with TSMC IP 9000 qualification process

Specifications

Identity

Part Number
sROMet-CASSIOPEIA-LLA_TSMC_130nm_BCD_Generator
Vendor
Dolphin Semiconductor
Type
Silicon IP

Files

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An MLC ROM With Inserted Redundancy and Novel Sensing Scheme

An Nor-type MLC ROM, Multi Layer Cell Read Only Memory macro of 16M bits (actual 32M bits) density is presented. The MLC ROM is designed by a 0.090 μm CMOS logic process. The ROM cell of 0.40μm ×0.50μm with 0.03μm per step of the channel width and channel length increase is determined to obtain 4 levels of Ids. A scheme of 2-step sensing with current-to-voltage converter (step1) and an ADC (step2) are applied to obtain an access time of 5 ns. 4 bits per cell can be achieved by inserting more referencing columns of ROM cells to track and to compensate noise from power and ground bouncing.

A Flexible, Field-programmable ROM Replacement

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