Overview
- Authors:
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Siva G. Narendra
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Tyfone, Inc., USA
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Anantha Chandrakasan
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
- Each chapter is written by a different combination of experts on the subjects
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Scaling transistors into the nanometer regime has resulted in a dramatic increase in MOS leakage (i.e., off-state) current. Threshold voltages of transistors have scaled to maintain performance at reduced power supply voltages. Leakage current has become a major portion of the total power consumption, and in many scaled technologies leakage contributes 30-50% of the overall power consumption under nominal operating conditions. Leakage is important in a variety of different contexts. For example, in desktop applications, active leakage power (i.e., leakage power when the processor is computing) is becoming significant compared to switching power. In battery operated systems, standby leakage (i.e., leakage when the processor clock is turned off) dominates as energy is drawn over long idle periods. Increased transistor leakages not only impact the overall power consumed by a CMOS system, but also reduce the margins available for design due to the strong relationship between process variation and leakage power. It is essential for circuit and system designers to understand the components of leakage, sensitivity of leakage to different design parameters, and leakage mitigation techniques in nanometer technologies. This book provides an in-depth treatment of these issues for researchers and product designers.
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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- Siva Narendra, Yibin Ye, Shekar Borkar, Vivek De, Anantha Chandrakasan
Pages 21-39
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- Benton Calhoun, James Kao, Anantha Chandrakasan
Pages 41-75
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- Kimiyoshi Usami, Takayasu Sakurai
Pages 77-104
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- Tadahiro Kuroda, Takayasu Sakurai
Pages 105-140
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- Siva Narendra, James Tschanz, James Kao, Shekar Borkar, Anantha Chandrakasan, Vivek De
Pages 141-162
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- Takayuki Kawahara, Kiyoo Itoh
Pages 163-199
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- Siva Narendra, James Tschanz, Shekar Borkar, Vivek De
Pages 201-209
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- Ali Keshavarzi, Kaushik Roy
Pages 211-233
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- Masayuki Miyazaki, Hiroyuki Mizuno, Takayuki Kawahara
Pages 235-255
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- Sagar Suthram, Siva Narendra, Scott Thompson
Pages 281-299
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Back Matter
Pages 301-307
Authors and Affiliations
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Tyfone, Inc., USA
Siva G. Narendra
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Anantha Chandrakasan