Design Considerations and Tools for Low-voltage Digital System Design

Aggressive voltage scaling to 1V and below through technology, circuit, and architecture optimization has been proven to be the key to ultra low-power design. The key technology trends for low-voltage operation are presented including low-threshold devices, multiple-threshold devices, and SOI and bulk CMOS based variable threshold devices. The requirements on CAD tools that allow designers to choose and optimize various technology, circuit, and system parameters are also discussed.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1996
• Where: DAC
• Authors: Anantha Chandrakasan, Isabel Yang, Carlin Vieri, Dimitri Antoniadis
• Keywords: Computer Architecture, DAC 1996, Key Technology Trends, Ultra Low-power Design, Variable Threshold Devices