Replacing 6t srams with 3t1d drams in the l1 data cache to combat process variability

Citation:

Xiaoyao Liang, Ramon Canal, Gu Wei, and David Brooks. 1/2008. “Replacing 6t srams with 3t1d drams in the l1 data cache to combat process variability.” Micro, IEEE, 28, 1, Pp. 60–68. Publisher's Version

Abstract:

With continued technology scaling, process variations will be especially detrimental to six-transistor static memory structures (6T SRAMs). A memory architecture using three-transistor, one-diode DRAM (3T1D) cells in the L1 data cache tolerates wide process variations with little performance degradation, making it a promising choice for on-chip cache structures for next-generation microprocessors.
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