SureCore SRAM IP runs at 20MHz on 0.6V

SureCore, the Sheffield low power SRAM IP specialist, says its ultra-low voltage SRAM IP operates at 0.6V on on TSMC's 40nm ULP CMOS process, delivering from 20MHz at 0.6V to 300MHz at 1.21V.

By David Manners-Electronics Weekly, Jun. 01, 2016 – 

"Standard SRAM is not reliable below 0.9V, but SureCore's single supply rail, Ultra-Low Voltage SRAM allows operating voltage to scale in tandem with the logic," says SureCore chairman Guillaume d'Eyssautier, "for the first time, devices in 'Keep Alive' mode can deliver useful processing power at unprecedented low power levels. Just like the 'Duracell Bunny', our SRAM just keeps going!"

Key to the break-through is SureCore's "smart-Assist" technology that allows robust operation down to the retention voltage.

Further architectural improvements include subdividing the memory into up to eight banks which, in conjunction with enhanced sleep modes, provide greater system level flexibility.

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