VLSI - Lecture 8c: 6T SRAM Operation

Bar-Ilan University 83-313: Digital Integrated Circuits This is Lecture 8 of the Digital Integrated Circuits (VLSI) course at Bar-Ilan University. In this course, I cover VLSI circuit design, starting with the technology and through the design of complex digital circuits, such as multipliers and memory blocks. Lecture 8 discusses Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), starting with the concept of memory and then diving into an in-depth looka the 6T SRAM bitcell, including circuit design, operation and layout, as well as a deep look at SRAM stability analysis, calculation and simulation. Section 8c describes the operating modes (hold, read and write) of the 6T SRAM cell, including analyzing the constraints that allow reading and writing. Lecture slides can be found on the EnICS Labs web site at: https://enicslabs.com/academic-courses/digital-integrated-circuits-english/ All rights reserved: Prof. Adam Teman Emerging nanoscaled Integrated Circuits and Systems (EnICS) Labs Faculty of Engineering, Bar-Ilan University