Session 19 overview / energy-efficient digital: Low-power digital techniques

Summary form only given. Next-generation low-power applications such as biological signal processing, energy scavenging and wireless communications require new technologies and circuit techniques to achieve the lowest energy-per-operation. These applications are driving new techniques for efficient on-die clock generation, level conversion, non-volatile storage, low-power clocking, and reliable low-voltage operation. Energy-efficient systems must be optimized to maximize the utility of power shut down during idle and low-activity periods while also maintaining low-energy operation and high throughput during active modes to meet performance targets. The papers selected for this session highlight technology enhancements, novel circuit techniques, and system designs targeting these goals.