Ultra-low power VLSI circuit design demystified and explained: A tutorial
M Alioto - IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, the state of the art in ultra-low power (ULP) VLSI design is presented within a
unitary framework for the first time. A few general principles are first introduced to gain an …
unitary framework for the first time. A few general principles are first introduced to gain an …
Near-threshold voltage (NTV) design: Opportunities and challenges
H Kaul, M Anders, S Hsu, A Agarwal… - Proceedings of the 49th …, 2012 - dl.acm.org
Moore's Law will continue providing abundance of transistors for integration, only to be
limited by the energy consumption. Near threshold voltage (NTV) operation has potential to …
limited by the energy consumption. Near threshold voltage (NTV) operation has potential to …
Near-threshold computing: Reclaiming moore's law through energy efficient integrated circuits
Power has become the primary design constraint for chip designers today. While Moore's
law continues to provide additional transistors, power budgets have begun to prohibit those …
law continues to provide additional transistors, power budgets have begun to prohibit those …
A portable 2-transistor picowatt temperature-compensated voltage reference operating at 0.5 V
Sensing systems such as biomedical implants, infrastructure monitoring systems, and
military surveillance units are constrained to consume only picowatts to nanowatts in …
military surveillance units are constrained to consume only picowatts to nanowatts in …
Millimeter-scale nearly perpetual sensor system with stacked battery and solar cells
An 8.75 mm 3 sensor system is implemented with a near-threshold ARM Cortex-M3 core,
custom 3.3 fW leakage-per-bit SRAM, two 1 mm 2 solar cells, a thin-film Li-ion battery, and …
custom 3.3 fW leakage-per-bit SRAM, two 1 mm 2 solar cells, a thin-film Li-ion battery, and …
Frequency self-tuning scheme for broadband vibration energy harvesting
The recent proliferation of microscale devices has raised the issue of energy harvesting for
replacing batteries that present maintenance and recycling problems. Particularly …
replacing batteries that present maintenance and recycling problems. Particularly …
A low-voltage processor for sensing applications with picowatt standby mode
Recent progress in ultra-low-power circuit design is creating new opportunities for cubic
millimeter computing. Robust low-voltage operation has reduced active mode power …
millimeter computing. Robust low-voltage operation has reduced active mode power …
Microwatt embedded processor platform for medical system-on-chip applications
SR Sridhara, M DiRenzo, S Lingam… - IEEE Journal of Solid …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Battery life specifications drive the power consumption requirements of integrated circuits in
implantable, wearable, and portable medical devices. In this paper, we present an …
implantable, wearable, and portable medical devices. In this paper, we present an …
Vertically grown multiwalled carbon nanotube anode and nickel silicide integrated high performance microsized (1.25 μL) microbial fuel cell
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are an environmentally friendly method for water purification and
self-sustained electricity generation using microorganisms. Microsized MFCs can also be a …
self-sustained electricity generation using microorganisms. Microsized MFCs can also be a …
Variation-tolerant, ultra-low-voltage microprocessor with a low-overhead, within-a-cycle in-situ timing-error detection and correction technique
This paper presents a design approach for upgrading the resiliency of ultra-low-voltage
(ULV) microprocessors through a voltage-scalable and low-overhead in-situ error detection …
(ULV) microprocessors through a voltage-scalable and low-overhead in-situ error detection …