Title :
Power-aware global signaling strategies
Author :
Sylvester, Dennis ; Kaul, Himanshu ; Agarwal, Kanak ; Rao, Rahul M. ; Nassif, Sani ; Brown, Richard B.
Author_Institution :
Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
The paper targets the rising power demands (both static and dynamic) of aggressive repeater usage for global interconnect. We describe three techniques to reduce both dynamic and static power consumption, including active mode leakage reduction. These techniques leverage new repeater designs, multiple voltage domains, and transition-awareness to improve upon the traditional repeater paradigm with little increase in design effort.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit interconnections; power consumption; repeaters; CMOS inverters; active mode leakage reduction; aggressive repeater usage; design solutions; global interconnects; multiple voltage domains; power consumption; power demands; power-aware global signaling strategies; total chip power; transition-awareness; Capacitance; Cities and towns; Delay; Energy consumption; Integrated circuit interconnections; Power demand; Repeaters; Timing; Wires; Wiring;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2005. ISCAS 2005. IEEE International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8834-8
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.2005.1464660