5.7 A graphics execution core in 22nm CMOS featuring adaptive clocking, selective boosting and state-retentive sleep

In this paper, we present a low-power graphics processing core that achieves a 40% improvement in peak energy efficiency using dual-VCC arrays, adaptive clocking for voltage droop mitigation, and state retention capability with an integrated retention clamping circuit for low-power sleep mode. The 22nm testchip includes a graphics execution core connected to an SRAM array and test controller used for storage and delivery of at-speed test vectors. Correct execution of the tests is validated through a multiple-input signature register (MISR), which accumulates key signals in the core and generates a 32b signature at test completion.