Title :
Circuit techniques for subthreshold leakage avoidance, control and tolerance
Author_Institution :
Circuit Res., Intel Labs., Hillsboro, OR, USA
Abstract :
As supply voltage scales down, transistor threshold voltage reduces, resulting in excessive subthreshold leakage power. This paper discusses circuit techniques for leakage avoidance, control, and tolerance to mitigate the subthreshold leakage. Interaction between technologist, circuit designers, and architects has now become even more important to optimize the entire system.
Keywords :
integrated circuit design; leakage currents; transistor circuits; voltage control; circuit techniques; leakage avoidance; leakage control; leakage tolerance; subthreshold leakage; transistor threshold voltage; Circuit testing; Design optimization; Electronic switching systems; Frequency; Sleep; Subthreshold current; Threshold voltage; Voltage control;
Conference_Titel :
Electron Devices Meeting, 2004. IEDM Technical Digest. IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8684-1
DOI :
10.1109/IEDM.2004.1419176
