Title :
Optimum voltage swing on on-chip and off-chip interconnect
Author :
Svensson, Christer
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Meas. Technol., Linkoping Univ., Sweden
fDate :
7/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Reduced voltage swings are often used for saving power on interconnects. In this paper, we demonstrate the existence of an optimum voltage swing for minimum power consumption, for on-chip and off-chip interconnects. Actual values of optimum swings and corresponding power savings for high performance interconnects are estimated
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; circuit optimisation; integrated circuit interconnections; integrated circuit modelling; low-power electronics; high performance interconnects; minimum power consumption; offchip interconnect; onchip interconnect; optimum voltage swing; CMOS technology; Clocks; Energy consumption; Frequency; Integrated circuit interconnections; Inverters; Power amplifiers; Power system interconnection; Semiconductor device modeling; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of
