Nonvolatile Static Random Access Memory (NV-SRAM) Using Magnetic Tunnel Junctions with Current-Induced Magnetization Switching Architecture
arXiv:0803.3370 · doi:10.1143/JJAP.48.043001
Abstract
We propose and computationally analyze a nonvolatile static random access memory (NV-SRAM) cell using magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) with magnetic-field-free current-induced magnetization switching (CIMS) architecture. A pair of MTJs connected to the storage nodes of a standard SRAM cell with CIMS architecture enables fully electrical store and restore operations for nonvolatile logic information. The proposed NV-SRAM is expected to be a key component of next-generation power-gating logic systems with extremely low static-power dissipation.
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