Title :
Power management in the Amulet microprocessors
Author :
Furber, Steve B. ; Efthymiou, Aristides ; Garside, Jim D. ; Lloyd, David W. ; Lewis, Mike J G ; Temple, Steve
Author_Institution :
Manchester Univ., UK
Abstract :
Amulet microprocessors are asynchronous (clockless) implementations of the ARM 32-bit RISC architecture. Their asynchronous control framework has positive benefits for low-power applications because it reduces activity to the minimum required to perform a task, whereas a clock inevitably incurs wasteful activity
Keywords :
computer power supplies; microcomputers; reduced instruction set computing; Amulet microprocessors; RISC architecture; asynchronous control framework; Asynchronous circuits; Capacitance; Circuit testing; Clocks; Costs; Dynamic voltage scaling; Energy efficiency; Energy management; Microprocessors; Throughput;
Journal_Title :
Design & Test of Computers, IEEE
