低功耗电路阈值电压的调节

Threshold voltage adjustment in low power digital circuit

  • 摘要: 在分析了阈值电压的影响因素的基础上,分别通过工艺和电路两种途径调整阈值电压。在布尔乘法器设计中,对关键路径上的器件采用较低的阈值电压以提高速度,其余器件仍然保持较高的阈值电压以避免过大的漏电流,模拟结果表明1.0V工作时的功耗比3.3V降低近90%,而延时仍然保持在较合理的范围内,从而达到了保持性能和降低功耗的设计目标。

     

    Abstract: Power dissipation is regarded as one of the top concerns in VLSI digital system, and reducing working voltage is greatly helpful for reducing power consumption. Based on the analysis of the factors affecting threshold voltage(VT), technology and circuit methods were used to a djust VT. Dual threshold voltages were applied in design of a low voltage Booth Multiplier, in which a small number of devices that are speed-critical operate at a relatively low VT to deal with time delay,and other devices operate at higher VT to avoid excessive leakage current. Simulation result shows that power dissipation can be decreased to 10% when working voltage change from 3.3V to 1.0V, and time delay is still kept in restrict range.

     

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