LOW POWER VLSI TECHNIQUES

LOW POWER VLSI TECHNIQUES

  • Dynamic voltage and frequency scaling:-Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling (DVFS) describes the use of two power saving techniques (dynamic frequency scaling and dynamic voltage scaling). In this technique same block can be working at the different voltage at the different time .i.e some time it is required to do high computation (complex equation solver) task then it needs more speed so it can operate at high voltage. While some time low computation is required so it can operate at a lower voltage.

  • Multiple Vt Library cells:-Nowadays the user provides the same cells with two different threshold voltage in the library. So that synthesis tools can choose cells depending on the requirement. With low Vt, sub-threshold leakage will increase but speed will also be higher. So for timing critical path synthesis tool will insert low Vt cells and at another path high Vt cell.

  •  Multi-voltage design:-In SOC some block ( RAM) are such which require higher speed, so that block can be powered with higher voltage. While some block (Peripheral device) which does not needs high speed so that block can be powered with lower voltage, which in turn can reduce leakage power. In earlier days people used to have the same voltage for the whole design which makes it necessary to operate at high voltage. While this new technique, we can achieve leakage reduction.

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