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Rechargable Lithium
40
Ni-Metal Hydride
30 20 10 0 65 70 75 80 85 90 95
Nickel-Cadium
Leakage
Leaking diodes and transistors
Vin CL
V out
E n e r g y / t r a n s i t i o n = C L * V d d2 Power = Energy/transition * f = C L * V dd 2 * f
Assume: P(A=1) = 1/2 P(B=1) = 1/2 Then: P(Out=1) = 1/4 P(0 1) = P(Out=0).P(Out=1) = 3/4 1/4 = 3/16 CEFF = 3/16 * CL
Digital Integrated Circuits Low Power Design Prentice Hall 1995
Reconvergence
Mp Out
PDN
Me
Assume: P(A=1) = 1/2 P(B=1) = 1/2 Then: P(Out=0) = 3/4 CEFF = 3/4 * CL
Switching Activity Is Always Higher in Dynamic Circuits
Digital Integrated Circuits Low Power Design Prentice Hall 1995
P0 1 = P0
Digital Integrated Circuits Low Power Design Prentice Hall 1995
ABC X Z
101
000
U nit Delay
6.0
out4
out6
out8
2.0
out1
out3
out5
out7 2 3
Prentice Hall 1995
0.0 0
Digital Integrated Circuits
t (nsec)
Cin
Add0 S0
Add1 S1
Add2 S2
Add14 S14
Add15 S15
4.0
4 S15
Time, ns
Digital Integrated Circuits Low Power Design Prentice Hall 1995
F1
0
F2
0
F1
F3
0
F3
0 0
F2
Vin CL
Vout
0.15
I VDD (mA)
0.10
0.05
0.0
1.0
4.0
5.0
VDD ISC 0
Vin
Vout CL
Vin
Vout CL
VDD = 3.3 V 0 4 5 r
The power dissipation due to short circuit currents is minimized by matching the rise/fall times of the input and output signals.
Istat V out CL
V in=5V
Leakage
Vdd
Vout
Sub-Threshold in MOS
ID
VT =0.2
VT =0.6
VGS
Pav k i DD C R
V DD
1
A B
1
A
F CL
B 2 C D 2
4 4
2
B
2
A
A D 1 B
2 2C 2
Reducing Vdd
NORMALIZED POWER-DELAY PRODUCT
1.5 1.00 0.70 0.50 0.30 0.20 0.15 0.1 0.07 0.05
P x td = E t = CL * Vdd 2
E(Vdd=2) E(Vdd=5)
0.03 1 2 5
Vdd (volts)
Strong function of voltage (V 2 dependence). Relatively independent of logic function and style. Power Delay Product Improves with lowering VDD.
Digital Integrated Circuits Low Power Design Prentice Hall 1995
2.0 m technology
Td
CL * V dd = I
I ~ (V dd - V t)2
Td(Vdd=2)
microcoded DSP chip adder adder (SPICE) 2.00 4.00 V dd (volts) 6.00
Td(Vdd=5)
2V t
Vdd
Vt = 0
Vt = 0.2
V GS
W /L after sizing
= CP / (K CMIN)
10
NORMALIZED ENERGY
HIGH PERFORMANCE
W/L >> C P / (K CMIN)
LOW POWER
W/L = 2 CP / (K CMIN) (if CP K CMIN ) ELSE W/L = 1
Summary
Power Dissipation is becoming Prime Design Constraint Low Power Design requires Optimization at all Levels Sources of Power Dissipation are well characterized Low Power Design requires operation at lowest possible voltage and clock speed