Title :
On the energy efficiency of analog circuits in nanoscale CMOS technologies
Author :
Ytterdal, Trond ; Wulff, Carsten
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Telecommun., Norwegian Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Trondheim, Norway
Abstract :
Energy efficiency plays an important role in the design of high performance analog integrated circuits. With the introduction of nanoscale (sub-100 nm) CMOS technologies, it is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain the energy efficiency for high accuracy analog circuits. This paper derives figure-of-merit (FOM) limits for general analog circuits and discusses some design criteria that can be utilized to mitigate the impact of scaling on energy efficiency.
Keywords :
CMOS analogue integrated circuits; energy conservation; integrated circuit design; nanoelectronics; design criteria; energy efficiency; figure-of-merit; general analog circuits; high accuracy analog circuits; high performance analog integrated circuits; nanoscale CMOS technologies; Analog circuits; Analog integrated circuits; CMOS analog integrated circuits; CMOS technology; Current supplies; Dynamic range; Energy consumption; Energy efficiency; Paper technology; Voltage; CMOS analog integrated circuits; MOSFET circuits; MOSFETs; analog integrated circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Microelectronics, 2008. ICM 2008. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sharjah
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2369-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2370-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICM.2008.5393828
