Optimal logic architecture and supply voltage selection method to reduce the impact of the threshold voltage variation on the timing

Publikation: Beitrag in FachzeitschriftForschungsartikelBeigetragenBegutachtung

Beitragende

  • B. Kheradmand-Boroujeni - , Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique (CSEM), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Autor:in)
  • C. Piguet - , Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique (CSEM) (Autor:in)
  • Y. Leblebici - , École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Autor:in)

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a process-variation-resistant logic design method. We show that in the logic circuits working at sub-nominal supply voltage (VDD), proper selection of the logic architecture and VDD together, can reduce the impact of the intra-die and inter-die variability on the timing significantly. First we show that / ratio of the transistor current and delay strongly depends on the VDD. Then, we compare the Process Variation (PV) sensitivity of Low-Power Slow (LP-S) architectures with High-Power Fast (HP-F) ones. The results show that for a given technology, equal power budget, and equal delay, LP-S circuits working at a higher VDD are less PV sensitive compared with HP-F circuits working at a lower VDD. Our method is particularly useful for combating intra-die random variability.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)285-293
Seitenumfang9
FachzeitschriftJournal of Low Power Electronics
Jahrgang7
Ausgabenummer2
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Apr. 2011
Peer-Review-StatusJa
Extern publiziertJa

Externe IDs

Scopus 84856976865