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Abstract
Previously we reported a compact one-transistor (1 T) 180 nm bulk CMOS cryo-memory with a high ≈107I1/I0 memory window and long ≈800 s retention time based on impact-ionization-induced charging of the transistor body. Here, we present the endurance and retention characteristics of our 1 T memory obtained from high-speed measurements at T = 7 K. We observe excellent endurance, with no visible degradation over 109 write ‘1′/write ‘0′ cycles. The measured retention time varies with the memory window and the leakage current, but it exceeds 10 s for a 30X I1/I0 memory window and would be even higher in a device with no substrate contact.
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