Title :
The Phoenix Processor: A 30pW platform for sensor applications
Author :
Seok, Mingoo ; Hanson, Scott ; Lin, Yu-Shiang ; Foo, Zhiyoong ; Kim, Daeyeon ; Lee, Yoonmyung ; Liu, Nurrachman ; Sylvester, Dennis ; Blaauw, David
Author_Institution :
Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI
Abstract :
An integrated platform for sensor applications, called the Phoenix Processor, is implemented in a carefully-selected 0.18 mum process with an area of 915 times 915 mum2, making on-die battery integration feasible. Phoenix uses a comprehensive sleep strategy with a unique power gating approach, an event-driven CPU with compact ISA, data memory compression, a custom low leakage memory cell, and adaptive leakage management in data memory. Measurements show that Phoenix consumes 29.6 pW in sleep mode and 2.8 pJ/cycle in active mode.
Keywords :
integrated memory circuits; microprocessor chips; sensors; Phoenix processor; compact ISA; data memory compression; event-driven CPU; integrated platform; low leakage memory cell; on-die battery integration; power 29.6 pW; power 30 pW; sensor applications; size 0.18 mum; sleep strategy; unique power gating; Batteries; Energy consumption; Energy management; Memory management; Phasor measurement units; Power system management; Random access memory; Sensor systems; System buses; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
VLSI Circuits, 2008 IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1804-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1805-3
DOI :
10.1109/VLSIC.2008.4586001
