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    This document provides an overview of VLSI design for low power applications. It discusses sources of power consumption in CMOS chips and technology options for reducing power, including lowering leakage current and dynamic power. Design options for low power include computing power versus chip power scaling, voltage scaling, and power management techniques. Examples of applications that require low power design include portable electronics, integrated circuit cost and cooling, reliability, signal integrity, and thermal management. The document also outlines what techniques have been effective for low power design, such as voltage and process scaling, power-conscious architectures, power down methods, and optimized cell libraries.

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    This document provides an overview of VLSI design for low power applications. It discusses sources of power consumption in CMOS chips and technology options for reducing power, including lowering leakage current and dynamic power. Design options for low power include computing power versus chip power scaling, voltage scaling, and power management techniques. Examples of applications that require low power design include portable electronics, integrated circuit cost and cooling, reliability, signal integrity, and thermal management. The document also outlines what techniques have been effective for low power design, such as voltage and process scaling, power-conscious architectures, power down methods, and optimized cell libraries.

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    This document provides an overview of VLSI design for low power applications. It discusses sources of power consumption in CMOS chips and technology options for reducing power, including lowering leakage current and dynamic power. Design options for low power include computing power versus chip power scaling, voltage scaling, and power management techniques. Examples of applications that require low power design include portable electronics, integrated circuit cost and cooling, reliability, signal integrity, and thermal management. The document also outlines what techniques have been effective for low power design, such as voltage and process scaling, power-conscious architectures, power down methods, and optimized cell libraries.

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    VL7010 Submicron VLSI Design

    Presentation by:

    C. THIRUVENKATESAN
    Associate Professor / ECE

    UNIT II
    Sources of CMOS power consumption; Technology options for
    low power: reduction of Pleak by technological measures reduction of Pdyn by technology measures - reduction of Pdyn by
    reduced-voltage processes; Design option for low power;
    Computing power vs chip power, a scaling perspective.
    Course outcome: CO2

    Introduction

    Semiconductor Technology Trends

    A good VLSI design system should provide for consistent


    descriptions in all three description domains (behavioral, structural,
    and physical) and at all relevant levels of abstraction (e.g.,
    architecture, RTL/block, logic, circuit).
    The means by which this is accomplished can be measured in
    various terms that differ in importance based on the application.
    These parameters can be summarized in terms of:
     Performancespeed, power, function, flexibility
     Size of die (hence, cost of die)
     Time to design (hence, cost of engineering and schedule)
     Ease of verification, test generation, and testability
    (hence, cost of engineering and schedule)

    Process Technology Trend

    Cost-Perf. Designs - notebooks, desktop personal computers, telecom


    Data extracted from NTRS97

    Design Technology Trend

    Example Applications
     Portable Electronics (PC, PDA, Wireless)
     IC Cost (Packaging and Cooling)
     Reliability (Electromigration, Latch-up)
     Signal Integrity (Switching Noise, DC Voltage Drop)
     Thermal Design
    Where Does the Power Go?
    Varies from one design to next

    What Has Worked?


     Voltage and process scaling (3x/Generation)
     Design methodologies
     Power management through HW/SW, trade area for
    lower power
     Architecture Design
     Power down techniques
     Clock gating, dynamic power management
     Dynamic voltage scaling based on workload
     Power conscious RT/ logic synthesis
     Better cell library design and resizing methods
     Cap. reduction, threshold control, transistor layout

    Ultra Low Power System Design

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