• DocumentCode
    3212234
  • Title

    Seven subthreshold flip-flop cells

  • Author

    Alstad, Håvard Pedersen ; Aunet, Snorre

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Oslo, Oslo
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    19-20 Nov. 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    For ultra-low-power applications, operating the transistors in their subthreshold region is an effective way of reducing the power dissipation of a circuit. This paper presents a comparative study of the performance of seven D-flip-flop cells operating in the subthreshold region, based on simulations in a 90 nm CMOS technology. Simulations have been performed with a supply voltage ranging from 150 mV to 350 mV. The best PDP and EDP numbers at 175 mV is 13 aJ and 10 yJs, respectively.
  • Keywords
    CMOS digital integrated circuits; flip-flops; CMOS technology; flip-flop cells; power dissipation; size 90 nm; subthreshold region; ultra-low-power applications; voltage 150 mV to 350 mV; CMOS technology; Circuit simulation; Clocks; Delay effects; Flip-flops; Informatics; Leakage current; Power dissipation; Power supplies; Threshold voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Norchip, 2007
  • Conference_Location
    Aalborg
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1516-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1517-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NORCHP.2007.4481061
  • Filename
    4481061