Accession Number:

ADA281535

Title:

A VLSI Interface for the NM24CF04 Serial-Access Ferroelectric Memory.

Descriptive Note:

Master's thesis

Corporate Author:

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA

Personal Author(s):

• Dickerson, James H.

Report Date:

1994-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

119.0

Abstract:

The goal of this research project was to design a VLSI implementation of the required digital circuitry to utilize ferroelectric memory as a portion of main microprocessor memory. An interface between National Semiconductors NM24CF04, a nonvolatile, serial-access, ferroelectric memory device, and Intels 8086 microprocessor was designed and implemented using SSIMSI technology in a previous study. This thesis discusses the redesign of the previously designed circuit for VLSI implementation. The layout was accomplished using the Magic graphical layout editor and tested using the Esim event driven logic-level simulator. Ferroelectric memory, FERRAM, NM24CF04, Nonvolatile memory, VLSI.

Descriptors:

• *FERROELECTRICITY
• *INTERFACES
• *NONVOLATILE MEMORIES
• *VERY LARGE SCALE INTEGRATION
• ACCESS
• CIRCUITS
• COMPUTER LOGIC
• LOGIC
• MEMORY DEVICES
• MICROPROCESSORS
• SIMULATORS
• THESES

Subject Categories:

• Electrical and Electronic Equipment
• Computer Hardware

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE