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RRAMSpec: A Design Space Exploration Framework for High Density Resistive RAM

Mathew, Deepak M.
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Chinazzo, Andre Lucas
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Weis, Christian
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July 7, 2019
SAMOS 2019: Embedded Computer Systems: Architectures, Modeling, and Simulation
International Conference on Embedded Computer Systems: Architectures, Modeling, and Simulation (SAMOS XIX)

Resistive RAM (RRAM) is a promising emerging Non-Volatile Memory candidate due to its scalability and CMOS compatibility, which enables the fabrication of high density RRAM crossbar arrays in Back-End-Of-Line CMOS processes. Fast and accurate architectural models of RRAM crossbar devices are required to perform system level design space explorations of new Storage Class Memory (SCM) architectures using RRAM e.g. Non-Volatile-DIMM-P (NVDIMM-P). The major challenge in architectural modeling is the trade-off between accuracy and computing intensity. In this paper we present RRAMSpec, an architecture design space exploration framework, which enables fast exploration of various architectural trade-offs in designing high density RRAM devices, at accuracy levels close to circuit level simulators. The framework estimates silicon area, timings, and energy for RRAM devices. It outperforms state-of-the-art RRAM modeling tools by conducting architectural explorations at very high accuracy levels within few seconds of execution time. Our evaluations show various trade-offs in designing RRAM crossbar arrays with respect to array sizes, write time and write energy. Finally we present the influence of technology scaling on different RRAM design trade-offs.

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conference paper
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-27562-4_3
Author(s)
Mathew, Deepak M.
Chinazzo, Andre Lucas
Weis, Christian
Jung, Matthias
Giraud, Bastien
Vivet, Pascal
Levisse, Alexandre Sébastien Julien  
Wehn, Norbert
Date Issued

2019-07-07

Published in
SAMOS 2019: Embedded Computer Systems: Architectures, Modeling, and Simulation
Total of pages

14

Start page

34

End page

47

Subjects

RRAM

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ReRAM

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Crossbar

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NVM

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EPFL

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Event nameEvent placeEvent date
International Conference on Embedded Computer Systems: Architectures, Modeling, and Simulation (SAMOS XIX)

Samos, Greece

July 7-11, 2019

Available on Infoscience
May 16, 2019
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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/156449
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