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EE6331: Embedded Memory Design (Jan 2021)

Instructors

Classroom

Online - Flipped Classroom Mode

Schedule

Live session: S-slot - Thu (2:00 - 3:00 PM)

Evaluation

Course Objective

(Why we teach this course?)

This course will cover three broad subjects:

  1. SRAM design (Rahul Rao)
  2. Embedded DRAM design (Janakiraman)
  3. Non-Volatile Memories (Janakiraman)

Learning Objectives

(What the students should be able to do after the course)

Part 1- eDRAM Design and Yield Analysis

Part 2- SRAM Design

Week 1

Lecture Slides

Week 2

Barth, J. et al., “A 500 MHz Random Cycle, 1.5 ns Latency, SOI Embedded DRAM Macro Featuring a Three-Transistor Micro Sense Amplifier,” IEEE JOURNAL OF SOLID-STATE CIRCUITS, VOL. 43, NO. 1, JANUARY 2008. PDF

Lecture Slides

Week 3

Lecture Slides

Week 4

Gated Feedback Sense Amplifier

G. Fredeman et al., “A 14 nm 1.1 Mb Embedded DRAM Macro With 1 ns Access,” in IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 51, no. 1, pp. 230-239, Jan. 2016. doi: 10.1109/JSSC.2015.2456873 PDF

Lecture Slides

Week 5

Consolidated Lecture Slides

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Lecture Slides

Week 9

Lecture Slides

Week 10

Lecture Slides

Week 11

Lecture Slides

Week 12

Lecture Slides

Week 13

Lecture Slides

Week 14

Lecture Slides