Power analysis for semi-custom design

Author

George, Binay J. ; Yeap, Gary ; Wloka, Markus C. ; Tyler, Sean C. ; Gossain, Dhiraj

Author_Institution

Motorola Inc., Tempe, AZ, USA

fYear

1994

fDate

1-4 May 1994

Firstpage

249

Lastpage

252

Abstract

We present a power analysis system for semi-custom hardware design that operates on a cell level making it a faster alternative to the currently available transistor level systems. Our system allows for the calculation of static and dynamic power consumption of a circuit. Measuring the power consumption is critical for low power design as it enables the designer to meet power specifications, drive power optimization tools, distribute power effectively through a design and choose appropriate packages. Implementation results show that the power analysis system is 4 orders of magnitude faster than circuit-level simulation, with accuracy within 10%

Keywords

application specific integrated circuits; circuit CAD; circuit analysis computing; integrated circuit design; ASIC design; Entice-Aspen system; cell level; dynamic power consumption; low power design; power analysis system; semicustom design; static power consumption; Analytical models; Circuit simulation; DH-HEMTs; Energy consumption; Libraries; Logic; Packaging; Power dissipation; Timing; Transistors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, 1994., Proceedings of the IEEE 1994

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1886-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CICC.1994.379725

Filename

379725