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ABSTRACT
Different SRAM cell typologies includes 10T, 9T, 8T, and 7T in performance
improvement and stability that enhances in specific regions as a trade-of. The count of
the transistors have the possibility to be reduces to compensate certain area with the
dynamic CMOS logic utilization that have the possibility in high performance
maintenance. The current research focused on a novel sleepy technique along with
AVS design is proposed for low-power SRAM for reducing power consumption
utilizing multi-threshold CMOS circuit. Therefore, the SRAM us implemented in the
research using sleep transistors along with an additional leakage current feedback-
transistor along with MTCMOS primary structure which is implemented with an
effective results in terms of certain factors such as delay, area, and power.
I. INTRODUCTION
In the previous researches, miniaturization and performance of an associated device
was considered as the main design issues, especially of a VLSI designer. Recently, a
high-performance integrated circuits that are executed in deep sub-micron technology.
There are plenty of previous researches has been carried out in the experimentation
process with the portable devices development and design for emerging applications
that includes space applications, wireless body-sensing networks, medical equipment
implant, etc. Further, the utilization of scale-down in the node of technology,
outcomes to enhance in the dissipation of static power. In order to reduce the leakage-
power dissipation, different power reduction methods are used that includes leakage
feedback, stack keeper along with body-bias, and sleepy keeper [2].
Moreover, the utilization of static RAM in embedded controllers needs minimum
write and read time. Because of the significant enhancement of lower voltage and
power on memory systems recently, SRAM [8] highlight in the certain research
sector. The development of On-chip memory with the array that are tightly packed
with the Static RAM cells that enables increased quality. A 6T-SRAM [10] has been
used for a memory cell and the two types of power dissipation presented in an
electronic circuit such as static power dissipation and switching power. In the time of
performance on active mode during the device is under ON-state, hence the power
dissipation is considered as a major process due to the semiconductor static
components and switching power. With the execution of sleep or standby mode
operation, the devices are found in the OFF state, for this the standby leakage current
is considered as a responsible process for the dissipation of power. With the
utilization of technology measuring the leakage power was commanding and the
dynamic power, therefore is considered as a primary design issue to the VLSI
designers, which was considered as that most of the devices that are portable with the
battery operated [1].
While designing the low-power VLSI circuit, the dissipation of power is considered
as one of the challenging problems that is integrated with threshold voltage.
Therefore, the minimization of threshold voltage maximizes the sub-threshold current
leakage with the leakage power-dissipation enhancement that plays a significant part
in total dissipation of power. Because of the leakage power problem, certain devices
that are executed by battery for a long period in the mode of standby that are drained-
out fast. To reduce the issues on SRAM was developed with dual-control-stacked-
inverter that exploits dual-control-signals [6].
The current research mainly focused on a novel sleepy stack technique with adaptive
voltage scaling -AVS design development for low-power SRAM [9], [10] for
minimizing power consumption utilizing multi-threshold CMOS circuit. The main
contribution of the current research as follows: Section 2 explains the existing
researches on low-power SRAM with the certain factors analyze and work process on
different design metrics. Section 3 defines the proposed method for low power SRAM
for reducing power-consumption using multi-threshold CMOS circuit. Section 5
explains the results and analysis with the power optimization methodologies and
parameters. Finally, Section 6 explains the conclusion of the paper.
In [5], the main focus of the research to include the procedures on current leakage-
power procedures with a super low-voltage and low-power SRAM, that was executed
using each method. By executing the analysis in memory cell, an unmistakable
consideration was captured with the development of memory cells. This research
utilized 16 x 16 SRAM array structure, which was developed utilizing SRAM,
column decoder, address, and sense amplifier design. This research explained the
SRAM cell design was have the capability to diminish the power dissipation leakage.
The outcome obtained from the research with a 47.81% and 53.63% minimized in
power dissipation in the absence of performance destruction executed in the array
structure and memory-cell-level method. Possibly, the significant issues that are
considered in the research are examined with the viable and new circuit execution
method that minimized the power dispersal in the absence of circuit model
compensation execution.
In [7], modified SRAM architecture has been utilized with minimum power
dissipation. This research mainly concentrated on the utilization of 9T-SRAM-Cell to
optimize a conventional SRAM with a single-bit-memory cell and therefore, designed
a stable procedure along with low-power consumption and achieved low PDP -
Power-Delay-Product by differing executing frequency measured in range of MHz.
Further, a 4x4 SRAM array was executed with the comparative analysis amidst 9T-
SRAM cell and 6T-SRAM cell with the minimization of power at 62.83% acquired in
this system with the previous system at a 2GHz operating frequency. This paper
defines a 62.27% power reduction was acquired for the structure of array and the
single-bit 9T PDP - power-delay-product and power dissipation which was lesser,
when compared to the conventional 6T-SRAM. Also, this research implemented with
the utilized method of SRAM to an array with the connecting peripherals. Here, used
a forced sleep method, which was a combination of sleep effect and forced stack
method. While using the sleep transistor method in the existing research, PMOS was
coupled amidst Vdd and pull-up track. Nevertheless, NMOS was coupled amidst
ground and the pull-down track, at the same time in using the forced sleep method,
the connection applied was reversed.
During the WL drives high with the turned “ON” position of control- access
transistors in writing operation. The 2-complementary bit-lines such as BL and BLB
in writing operation are interconnected to the cell with the written message on data in
memory cell. In certain cases, SRAM cell is unobtainable from bit lines after the
SRAM denoted in standby-mode, in the certain cases, the stored data keeps
unchanged. Figure 7 indicates the process of LECTOR SRAM and Figure 8 & 9
represents the LECTOR SRAM and transient waveform of it.
Figure 8 - LECTOR SRAM
In the modern digital VLSI-systems [14] along with the utilization of SRAM cells that
share a substantial portion, that have the similar supply-voltage with the other
processing units. Therefore, since the another digital components that are executed at
their lowest energy-point with the continuation of SRAM that operates with reliability
at specific scaled VDD. The different stages such as M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6, and
M7 that defines Conventional Technique, Sleepy SRAM, Stack SRAM, Sleepy
Keeper Technique, LECTOR technique, SK-LCT technique [13], and Sleepy Stack
SRAM.
The layout of the LEC, SK, SK_LCT, sleepy layout, sleepy stack, and stack has been
denoted in the simulation process in figure 14 a, b, c, e, f, g, and h.
(a) (b)
( c) (d)
( e) (f)
Figure 14 - (a) LEC (b) SK ( c) SK_LCT (d) Sleepy layout ( e) Sleepy Stack & (f) Stack
Table I - Comparison of proposed work with the Existing Researches with the
Power Optimization Methodologies based on parameters
This research also compared with the parameters in the research such as Area (μm),
tpdf (ps), tpdr (ps), propagation delay tpd (ps), Static power (W), dynamic power
NMOS (W), dynamic power PMOS (W), power (J), energy (J), PDP (J), PEP (J),
EDP (J), clock frequency (Hz), and duty cycle (Q) on power optimization
methodologies such as M1 (con), M2 (sleepy), M3 (stack), M4 (SK), M5(LEC),
M6(SK_LEC), compared with M7 (SS-hvt transistor) represented in Table II with
increment and decrement values. The inc represents the proposed value increased
compared to existing method and dec represents the proposed method value decreases
compared to existing method.
4.2 Comparison table on Parameter with the value increment and value
decrement on M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, and M6 with M7
SL. Parameter M1 vs M2 vs M3 vs M4 vs M5 vs M6 vs
No M7 M7 M7 M7 M7 M7
1 Area (μm) 60.15 inc 28.67 inc 25.35 inc 11.58 inc 19.48 inc 16.14 dec
2 tpdf (ps) 86.56 dec 0.70 dec 27.79 dec 5.09 inc 3.27 inc 23.95 inc
3 tpdr (ps) 60.33 dec 57.88 dec 60.27 dec 62.32 dec 62.55 dec 77.38 dec
4 Propagation dec dec dec
Delay 56.47 47.56 dec 52.24 dec 51.72 52.11 68.46 dec
tpd (ps)
5 Static dec inc inc dec
Power (W) 99.99 48.15 79.40 dec 70.39 99.99 71.06 inc
Vin=0V
6 Static dec dec dec
100.0
Power (W) 100 73.94 dec dec 65.64 99.84 63.84 dec
0
Vin=1V
7 Power dec dec dec
67.66 7.42 dec 48.31 dec 7.94 36.11 52.90 inc
(W)
V. CONCLUSION
The current research focused on on a novel sleepy technique along with AVS design
is proposed for low-power SRAM for reducing power consumption utilizing multi-
threshold CMOS circuit. Here, a high speed and low-power SRAM architecture was
developed utilizing Conventional Technique, Sleepy SRAM, Stack SRAM, Sleepy
Keeper Technique, LECTOR technique, SK-LCT technique, and Sleepy Stack
SRAM.
The modern digital VLSI-systems along with the utilization of SRAM cells that share
a substantial portion, that have the similar supply-voltage with the other processing
units. Therefore, since the another digital components that are executed at their lowest
energy-point with the continuation of SRAM that operates with reliability at specific
scaled VDD.
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