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@MASTERSTHESIS{Shamookh:1031654,
author = {Shamookh, Muhammad},
othercontributors = {Ashok, Arun and Galäschus, Anton Ulrich},
title = {{I}ntegrated {H}igh {V}oltage {G}enerator for {M}emristor
{E}lectroforming},
school = {Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH)},
type = {Masterarbeit},
reportid = {FZJ-2024-05770},
pages = {74},
year = {2024},
note = {Masterarbeit, Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH),
2024},
abstract = {For state-of-the-art computing needs, such as machine
learning (ML),compute-in-memory (CIM) architectures are
evolving as a good choice com-pared to traditional
von-Neumann architecture. CIM processors use cross-bars to
process within memory for performing multiply and accumulate
op-erations in ML algorithms. Memristors which are
essentially non-volatileprogrammable resistors are forefront
as memory elements in the cross-barsdue to their scalability
and energy-efficient feature. The memristor has to gothrough
the process of electroforming (EF) for an application.The
process of EF a memristor involves setting the low
resistance state(LRS) via current compliance Icc. This EF
phase varies in duration basedon the EF voltage VEF,
requiring high voltage (HV) as a trade-off withEF time. To
achieve CMOS-memristor scalable co-integration, on-chip
HVgeneration is essential. A voltage that is usually not
available in modernnodes is required to form HfO2 based
memristors and this work proposes sucha generator. In a 28
nm CMOS process, a three-stage charge pump (CP) isdesigned
without using HV-transistors. For the HfO2 based memristor
EF,a developed CP runs with an efficiency of $46.5\%$ at an
output voltage of 3.35V and a load current of 184.9 μA from
a 1.8 V supply.The study further explains an analytical
design approach for a proposedthree-stage CP, focusing on
achieving optimal balance among efficiency, out-put ripple,
current compliance Icc, and minimal capacitance. The
resultsof an over-voltage analytical investigation have
important ramifications forlowering the overall area without
compromising output voltage or CP ef-ficiency. Corners and
Monte Carlo simulations are conducted to validatethe
robustness of the design. By eliminating HV-transistors or
multi-phaseclocks, the design effectively reduces system
costs, enhancing the efficiencyand scalability of emerging
neuromorphic systems.Finally, with the developed CP, a EF
system is proposed for the 64 × 64memristor cross-bar array
with considerations for power consumption, IR-drop, and
settling time. The proposed architecture requires the need
foradvanced drivers, known as gate drivers or column
drivers. The drivers areanalyzed and understood at a block
level, followed by a deeper investigationinto the individual
components. Subsequently, these insights are synthesizedto
develop a comprehensive memristor EF system architecture.
The futurework will focus on verifying and testing the
functionality of the system ar-chitecture along with the
driver chip to ensure its effectiveness in
practicalapplications.The proposed system design can be
readily extended to any memristorapplication or material,
thereby paving the way for the integration of
fullyintegrated chips (ICs) for memristor EF in smaller
technology nodes.},
cin = {ZEA-2},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)ZEA-2-20090406},
pnm = {5234 - Emerging NC Architectures (POF4-523) / BMBF
16ME0398K - Verbundprojekt: Neuro-inspirierte Technologien
der künstlichen Intelligenz für die Elektronik der Zukunft
- NEUROTEC II - (BMBF-16ME0398K)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-5234 / G:(DE-82)BMBF-16ME0398K},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)19},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/1031654},
}