Power reduction schemes in next generation Intel® ATOM™ processor based sOc for handheld applications

Lincroft, the next generation Intel^® ATOM^™ processor based SoC specifically designed for smartphones, is fabricated in 45 nm Hi-K metal gate CMOS. As part of the extensive low power methodology, the chip is divided into numerous power domains with on die distributed powergates to reduce both active and standby power. Measured data shows upto 50X reduction in standby power. Silicon data shows dramatically low power in sleep and deeper sleep standby power states.