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Single bit‐line 8T SRAM cell with asynchronous dual word‐line control for bit‐interleaved ultra‐low voltage operation

Huang et al., 2018

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10068389425679088030
Author
Huang C
Chiou L
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Publication venue
IET Circuits, Devices & Systems

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This study proposes a single bit‐line and disturbance‐free static random‐access memory (SRAM) cell for ultra‐low voltage applications. SRAM cell with read‐decoupled and cross‐ point structure addresses both the read‐disturb and half‐select stability issues; …
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