ABSTRACT

The power consumption of integrated circuits is one of the most problematic considerations affecting the design of high-performance chips and portable devices. The study of power-saving design methodologies now must also include subjects such as systems on chips, embedded software, and the future of microelectronics. Low-Power Electronics Design covers all major aspects of low-power design of ICs in deep submicron technologies and addresses emerging topics related to future design.

This volume explores, in individual chapters written by expert authors, the many low-power techniques born during the past decade. It also discusses the many different domains and disciplines that impact power consumption, including processors, complex circuits, software, CAD tools, and energy sources and management.

The authors delve into what many specialists predict about the future by presenting techniques that are promising but are not yet reality. They investigate nanotechnologies, optical circuits, ad hoc networks, e-textiles, as well as human powered sources of energy. Low-Power Electronics Design delivers a complete picture of today's methods for reducing power, and also illustrates the advances in chip design that may be commonplace 10 or 15 years from now.

part 1|2 pages

History of Low-Power Electronics

part |2 pages

Section II. Low-Power Circuits

chapter 7|18 pages

Logic Circuits and Standard Cells

chapter 8|20 pages

Low-Power Very Fast Dynamic Logic Circuits

chapter 9|16 pages

Low-Power Arithmetic Operators

chapter 11|22 pages

VHDL for Low Power

chapter 12|12 pages

Clocking Multi-GHz Systems

chapter 13|18 pages

Circuit Techniques for Leakage Reduction

chapter 15|16 pages

Adiabatic and Clock-Powered Circuits

chapter 16|18 pages

Weak Inversion for Ultimate Low-Power Logic

part |2 pages

Section III. Low-Power Processors and Memories

chapter 19|16 pages

Low-Power DSPs

chapter 20|16 pages

Energy-Efficient Reconfigurable Processors

chapter 21|18 pages

Macgic, a Low-Power Reconfigurable DSP

chapter 22|24 pages

Low-Power Asynchronous Processors

chapter 24|10 pages

Stand-By Power Reduction for SRAM Memories

chapter 25|22 pages

Low-Power Cache Design

part |2 pages

Section VI. CAD Tools for Low Power

chapter 38|24 pages

High-Level Power Estimation and Analysis

chapter 40|20 pages

Synopsys Low-Power Design Flow

chapter 41|14 pages

Magma Low-Power Flow

part |2 pages

Section VII. Battery Cells, Sources of Energy, and Chip Cooling