NDLI: A Low-Power DCVSL-Like GIDL-Free Voltage Driver for Low-Cost RFID Nonvolatile Memory

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Dagan, H. Teman, A. Pikhay, E. Dayan, V. Mordakhay, A. Roizin, R. Fish, F.
Copyright Year	1966
Abstract	The realization of a low-cost passive radio frequency identification (RFID) tag requires the ability to fabricate the system in a bulk CMOS process without any additional process steps. A recently presented single-poly C-Flash memory bitcell provides an ultralow-power option for implementation of a nonvolatile memory array for use in an RFID system, using only core masks. This cell requires the application of a 10-V potential difference between the cell's control lines for program and erase operations. Providing the required voltages, while using only standard devices results in several design challenges for the voltage drivers, such as the elimination of gate-induced drain leakage (GIDL) currents. In this paper, we present a pair of voltage driver architectures that utilize novel techniques to overcome these challenges. In addition, for the first time, we present an in-depth analysis of the dynamic behavior of standard level shifters. This analysis is applied to our proposed GIDL-free level shifters to provide a sizing methodology for optimization of the area, energy-per-operation, and delay of these circuits. The drivers were designed and fabricated in a TowerJazz 0.18- μm bulk CMOS technology, providing the required functionality with a low static-power figure of 47-49 pW and 0.03-0.36 pJ energy-per-operation.
Sponsorship	IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society IEEE Electron Devices Society IEEE Circuits and Systems Society Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP) IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society IEEE San Francisco Section Bay Area Council Univ. PA IEEE
Starting Page	1497
Ending Page	1510
Page Count	14
File Size	3683461
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00189200
Volume Number	48
Issue Number	6
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2013-01-01
Publisher Place	U.S.A.
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Microprocessors Nonvolatile memory Standards Radiofrequency identification Arrays Logic gates voltage driver C-flash differential cascode voltage switch logic (DCVSL) grid-induced drain leakage (GIDL) level shifter low cost low power nonvolatile memory (NVM) optimization phase portrait radio frequency identification (RFID)
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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