Low-power design is an important aspect of chip design, crucial for extending the battery life of portable devices, reducing energy consumption, and improving overall system performance. Here are some common low-power design methods: 1. Clock-Based Low-Power Design This method involves shutting down or reducing the clock frequency when not needed, as clock activity is the … Read more
In today’s rapidly developing digital age, low power design has become an indispensable key element in the electronics field, with a broad and profound impact that permeates every aspect of our lives. From the smart phones and smart watches we carry every day to various sensors and controllers in smart homes, as well as monitoring … Read more
Click the card below to follow Arm Technology Academy This article is authorized to be reprinted from the WeChat public account TrustZone. This article mainly introduces how to reduce power consumption at various levels of chip design. 1 Introduction In chip design, we often mention the PPA trade-off, which stands for Power, Performance, and Area. … Read more
Half Dimension – w Mu Xiaojiu w Low Power Design Techniques – Multi VDD Dynamic power consumption is proportional to the square of the voltage; therefore, reducing the supply voltage is very effective in lowering dynamic power consumption. The principle of multi-supply voltage is shown in the figure below. For certain modules in the design, … Read more
Designing embedded systems increasingly demands longer standby times and extended battery life. The ability to optimize battery life helps reduce field maintenance costs and ensures that customers can enjoy a good product experience without needing to constantly replace batteries or recharge. The team employs many standard techniques to help extend battery life. For example, placing … Read more
Power Consumption in CMOS Circuits is Divided into Two Parts: Static Power Consumption and Dynamic Power Consumption; Static power consumption is caused by leakage current; dynamic power consumption is divided into switching power and short-circuit power. Switching power is the power consumed during the transition from 0 to 1, while short-circuit power occurs when both … Read more
Today, I received a Weibo push notification that I found quite interesting. It was about the release of the Exynos 9820 mobile processor from Samsung. Originally, this processor was released on November 14, 2018, which is old news, but a blogger I follow reposted it, and Weibo pushed it to me again. The blog mentioned … Read more
In our daily lives, computer technology has entered almost every niche market, whether at home, in the office, or even in your garden. We rely on these technological innovations more than we realize. While you might think that low-power design is only crucial for battery-powered devices, the sheer number of devices connected to the grid … Read more
EETOP focuses on chips and microelectronics. Click on the blue text above to follow us. This article is sourced from Zhihu, authorized by the author, thank you. Author: Wenge Link:https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/163635969 Nowadays, portable devices have become increasingly prevalent in people’s daily lives. Mobile phones, iPads, and computers have become necessities, even my grandmother has started using … Read more
As IC engineers, you must have seen the requirement for low power design experience in job descriptions. What is low power design? For backend engineers, it involves introducing multiple power lines and providing power to different power domains based on the various voltage domains and the global power network designed according to the settings. To … Read more