Low Power Design Methods – Frequency and Voltage Scaling The practical operational space of circuit design lies in the process, design goals, process libraries, and timing analysis methods. Under special processes, temperature inversion particularly limits the range of timing, voltage, and temperature to maintain their normal monotonic relationship. A detailed analysis of all these factors … Read more
1. Core Concept of Unix/Linux File Abstraction “Everything is a file” is one of the core design philosophies of Unix/Linux systems, which essentially means: Unified Interface: Provides a consistent access interface through the file system Abstract Encapsulation: Abstracts resources such as devices and processes as files Simplified Operations: Uses a unified file operation API (open/read/write/ioctl/close) … Read more
Article Overview Today, this article mainly discusses how the commonly used DVFS method in the industry reduces power consumption, what type of power consumption is reduced, and why it can lower power consumption. Main Purpose Currently, under advanced processes, different chip manufacturers are pursuing low-power chip design for various reasons. Some manufacturers have certain requirements … Read more
Click the blue WeChat name below the title to quickly follow With the continuous development of process nodes (now commonly at 28nm, 22nm, 16nm, 14nm, and even some at 7nm), the performance demands of chips are increasing, and their scale is growing larger. Digital IC design engineers are becoming increasingly concerned about chip power consumption, … Read more
Cassie Ren, an architecture expert at Fuzhuo Microelectronics, graduated from the National University of Singapore and has extensive experience in low power chip design and information security, having previously worked at Realtek Semiconductor in Singapore. Background From the relevant policies being introduced, it is clear that the autonomous driving industry is a key area currently … 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
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
Scan to FollowLearn Embedded Together, learn and grow together There is a very popular question on Zhihu — “What are the advanced uses of MCUs?“ It is said that MCUs themselves are not particularly advanced, but during the MCU development process, certain standardizations must be followed, such as defining variables and functions, determining their lifecycle, … Read more