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Scaling CMOS memories

Kuo, 2002

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2414972543968446897
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Kuo C
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As CMOS approaches the 100nm node, logic remains a leading technology driver. But features in multi-gigabit memory technologies do not scale as easily. In DRAM, for example, the storage capacitance must be kept constant for soft error reliability, sensing signal margin …
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