Professional Documents
Culture Documents
VLSI Design
July 7, 2015
Lecture 1
Introduction to Low-Power Design
July 7, 2015
Motivation
Historical Drivers of Low-Power Design
Microprocessor Scaling
Power Sources
Low-Power Design Methods
Multi-media
Video display and capture
Audio reproduction & capture
Handwriting recognition
Notebook computer
Personal data assistant
Implantable medical electronics
Pocket calculators
Hearing aids
Implantable pacemakers and cardiac defibrilators
Portable military equipment for individual soldiers
Wristwatches
Wireless computing
July 7, 2015
Example: VDD 5 V
3.3 V
2.5 V
July 7, 2015
Short-circuit current
p-tree and n-tree momentarily shorted as logic gate changes
state
Leakage current
July 7, 2015