A new circuit technique based on a single PMOS sleep transistor and a dual threshold voltage CMOS technology is proposed in this paper for simultaneously reducing subthreshold and...
Abstract-- Process scaling and higher leakage power have resulted in increased power densities and elevated die temperatures. Due to the interdependence of temperature and leakage ...
Aseem Gupta, Nikil D. Dutt, Fadi J. Kurdahi, Kamal...
In this paper, we investigate the impact of Tox and Vth on power performance trade-offs for on-chip caches. We start by examining the optimization of the various components of a s...
Robert Bai, Nam Sung Kim, Taeho Kgil, Dennis Sylve...
— We propose a low-leakage register file cell design based on the observation that the physical registers in a superscalar processor have very short life cycles. When a register...
Lingling Jin, Wei Wu, Jun Yang 0002, Chuanjun Zhan...
There is a growing need to analyze and optimize the stand-by component of power in digital circuits designed for portable and battery-powered applications. Since these circuits re...
David Blaauw, Steven M. Martin, Trevor N. Mudge, K...