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Low Power Designing in VLSI Chips
Low Power Designing in VLSI Chips
Low Power Designing in VLSI Chips
I.INTRODUCTION
C (drain) +
Power and its consumption are the primary concerns due to Va NMOS ∑C
the lavish growth and success of person specific computing NETWORK (interconnect)
devices and wireless. Due to this, low power designing + ∑ C (input)
continues to increase at an alarming rate. Hence, apart from
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area and performance issues, power consumption is a new, but
crucial addition to the already long list of problems. The
development of processors with better and more functionality Ground
continues to take place, with core i7 processor being the latest.
But the issue of power consumption is still intact. Before we Ground
jump to the concepts of how to reduce power dissipation, we Fig.1 Combination of PMOS and NMOS.
must first discuss the various types of power dissipations that
exist in a conventional CMOS logic circuit. Several high level
performance digital circuit designs that emphasize on low-
The power dissipated is stated as:
power and low-voltage operation have been introduced. These
circuits act as great examples for low-power design [4].
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M Fig.3 Effects of Short Circuit Power Dissipation [4]
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Short circuit current
Fig.2 the input/output voltage waveforms and the short circuit current.
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