Title :
Low-power design for embedded processors
Author_Institution :
Motorola Inc., Austin, TX, USA
fDate :
11/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Minimization of power consumption in portable and battery powered embedded systems has become an important aspect of processor and system design. Opportunities for power optimization and tradeoffs emphasizing low power are available across the entire design hierarchy. A review of low-power techniques applied at many levels of the design hierarchy is presented, and an example of low-power processor architecture is described along with some of the design decisions made in implementation of the architecture
Keywords :
embedded systems; integrated circuit design; low-power electronics; microprocessor chips; embedded processor; low-power design; Batteries; Central Processing Unit; Circuits; Clocks; Cost function; Design optimization; Energy consumption; Minimization; Power dissipation; Process design;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
