Title :
A standard cell compatible bidirectional repeater with thyristor assist
Author :
Satpathy, Sudhir ; Sylvester, Dennis ; Blaauw, David
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
A thyristor-assisted standard cell compatible self-timed bidirectional repeater with no configuration overhead enables 8mm interconnects to achieve 37% higher speed at 20% lower energy over conventional repeaters in 65nm CMOS at 1.0V. Bidirectional operation without the need for configuration logic removes the need for clocking, yielding up to 14× higher energy efficiency at low data switching activity.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; integrated circuit interconnections; repeaters; thyristors; CMOS; bidirectional operation; interconnect; size 65 nm; size 8 mm; thyristor-assisted standard cell compatible self-timed bidirectional repeater; voltage 1 V; Energy efficiency; Integrated circuit interconnections; Repeaters; Sensors; Standards; Switches; Thyristors;
Conference_Titel :
VLSI Circuits (VLSIC), 2012 Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0848-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0845-8
DOI :
10.1109/VLSIC.2012.6243846
