Title :
Pulsed activation: Saving power for mixed-signal circuits
Author :
Chen, Jiwei ; Shi, Bingxue
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Microelectron., Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
A novel power saving technique called pulsed activation is explicitly proposed in this paper, which is suited for mixed-signal systems. It is an extension of guarded evaluation from digital systems to mixed-signal systems. The key idea of this approach is to shut down the useless analog part automatically with the internal digital signals. Its basic theoretical framework is presented, and a new pulse stream neuron circuit illustrates the validity of this approach and its great potential
Keywords :
integrated circuit design; low-power electronics; mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; neural chips; internal digital signals; mixed-signal circuits; power saving technique; pulse stream neuron circuit; pulsed activation; Analog circuits; Automatic control; Digital circuits; Digital systems; Energy consumption; Energy management; Optical control; Power dissipation; Pulse circuits; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2001. ISCAS 2001. The 2001 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6685-9
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.2001.922071
