Non-volatile SRAM memory cells based on ReRAM technology

Static Random-Access Memories (SRAMs) are very common in today’s chip industry due to their speed and power consumption but are classified as volatile memories. Non-volatile SRAMs (nvSRAMs) combine SRAM features with non-volatility. This combination has the advantage to retain data after power off or in the case of power failure, enabling energy-efficient and reliable systems under frequent power-off conditions. In this work, several nvSRAMs architectures based on Oxide Random-Access Memory (OxRAM) technology are presented and compared. OxRAMs are non-volatile memories considered as a subset of Resistive RAM (ReRAM) technology.

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