| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/L27756/01 |
| Title: |
LOW POWER ARCHITECTURES, CIRCUITS AND TECHNOLOGIES (POWERPACK) |
| Principal Investigator: |
Ivey, Professor P |
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| Department: |
Electronic and Electrical Engineering |
| Organisation: |
University of Sheffield |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
19 May 1997 |
Ends: |
18 February 2001 |
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253,558
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Low power circuit design methods vary from highly optimised micropower CMOS techniques to radical new concepts of energy saving such as adiabatic logic. Frequently, these techniques have limited domains of applicability - some require highly specialised fabrication processes and many are incompatible with the leading CAD tools available. This makes them unsuitable for large scale implementation in the short term. One objective of the research is to survey the contemporary techniques and establish their applicability. The bulk of the work will be in establishing a library of commonly required macro-modules. Use will be made of several circuit techniques and design styles and a variety of power saving techniques. New design methods will be examined and each completed design will be fully characterised for speed, area, and power consumption. The criteria which have been established will be generalised to give the optimum choice for a particular set of circumstances. The results will be integrated into a standard design environment. Test circuits will be fabricated at one year intervals. A full understanding of the operation of these circuits will allow sensible trade-offs to be made when designing the final test chip which will incorporate the results from earlier in the project.
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