Title :
On Power Dissipation in Information Processing
Author :
Ostroumov, Roman ; Wang, Kang L.
Author_Institution :
Luna Innovations Inc., Roanoke
Abstract :
We consider power dissipation during simple switching in information processing. By considering general two-level system we show that the energy dissipation during errorless switching has a minimum of kTln2 and increases linearly with a switching speed. Also, we find optimal switching function, which minimizes heat dissipation for the given error rate. We present some estimates and compare them with results for the CMOS technology.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; cooling; low-power electronics; CMOS technology; energy dissipation; errorless switching; heat dissipation; information processing switching; optimal switching function; power dissipation; two-level system; CMOS technology; Energy dissipation; Information processing; Nanoelectronics; Optical computing; Power dissipation; Power engineering and energy; Power generation; Quantum computing; Switches; CMOS; nanoscale architectures; power dissipation;
Conference_Titel :
Information Technology: New Generations, 2008. ITNG 2008. Fifth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-3099-0
DOI :
10.1109/ITNG.2008.244
