Characterication of wire delays in large SRAM arrays

dc.creatorBrackett, Benjamin
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-14T23:12:23Z
dc.date.available2011-02-18T19:13:23Z
dc.date.available2016-11-14T23:12:23Z
dc.date.issued2004-05
dc.description.abstractAs the size of on-chip caches in continues to increase, wire delays become a more dominant factor in limiting the speed of the cache. The fact that the wire length for each bit in the array is different causes a significant speed delta between the fastest and slowest bits in a given array. The speed difference between the fastest and slowest bit cells causes a reliability concern if the entire array is tested at a single speed. This paper will quantify the speed difference between the fastest and slowest bits in the L2 cache of the Ultrasparc IV processor, and examine the possible reliability impacts of this difference.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2346/9919en_US
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherTexas Tech Universityen_US
dc.rights.availabilityUnrestricted.
dc.subjectRandom access memory -- Testingen_US
dc.subjectRandom access memory -- Reliabilityen_US
dc.subjectInformation storage and retrieval systemsen_US
dc.subjectCache memoryen_US
dc.titleCharacterication of wire delays in large SRAM arrays
dc.typeThesis

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