Title :
Fine grained multi-threshold CMOS for enhanced leakage reduction
Author :
Deogun, Harmander S. ; Sylvester, Dennis ; Nowka, Kevin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of EECS, Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI
Abstract :
The exponential increase in leakage power due to technology scaling has made multi-threshold CMOS (MTCMOS) an attractive design style for low-power applications. We explore this design style in a datapath and introduce a fine grained power gating approach to better exploit the power-performance tradeoff. We propose a power gating technique where the degree of power gating applied becomes progressively stronger further along the datapath
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; integrated circuit design; leakage currents; low-power electronics; fine grained multithreshold CMOS; fine grained power gating; leakage reduction; low-power applications; CMOS technology; Circuits; Energy consumption; Frequency; Logic; Rails; Standby generators; Subthreshold current; Switches; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2006. ISCAS 2006. Proceedings. 2006 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Island of Kos
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9389-9
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.2006.1693468
