DocumentCode
2662218
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
fYear
2012
fDate
13-15 June 2012
Firstpage
174
Lastpage
175
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/VLSIC.2012.6243846
Filename
6243846
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