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16×4 SRAM Memory Design

November 2025

  • VLSI
  • Cadence
  • Memory
  • 45nm CMOS

Designed and simulated a 16×4 SRAM array in 45nm CMOS using Cadence, built from:

  • A 6T bitcell
  • A 4-to-16 decoder
  • Tristate I/O drivers
  • Precharge circuitry

The array achieved 90.88 ps worst-case delay across a 2.246 µm² footprint.

Verification

Built a hierarchical testbench validating each subcomponent individually, then full-array read/write behavior across every address — the kind of bottom-up verification that catches a broken bitcell before it hides inside a working-looking array.

Notes

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