Title :
Low-voltage swing logic circuits for a Pentium® 4 processor integer core
Author :
Deleganes, Daniel J. ; Barany, Micah ; Geannopoulos, George ; Kreitzer, Kurt ; Morrise, Matthew ; Milliron, Dan ; Singh, Anant P. ; Wijeratne, Sapumal
Author_Institution :
Intel Corp., Hillsboro, OR, USA
Abstract :
The Pentium® 4 processor architecture uses a 2× frequency core clock to implement low latency integer operations. Low-voltage-swing (LVS) logic circuits implemented in 90-nm technology meet the frequency demands of a third-generation integer-core design.
Keywords :
CMOS logic circuits; adders; integrated circuit design; logic design; microprocessor chips; 90 nm; 90-nm technology; Pentium 4 processor integer core; adders; frequency core clock; integrated circuit design; low latency integer operations; low-voltage swing logic circuits; microprocessors; processor architecture; third-generation integer-core design; Arithmetic; Circuit topology; Clocks; Delay; Frequency; Helium; Integrated circuit synthesis; Integrated circuit technology; Logic circuits; Microprocessors; Adders; integrated circuit design; microprocessors;
Journal_Title :
Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JSSC.2004.838020