摘要
提出了一种新的具有状态保持功能的功控低功耗C单元,该C单元采用高阈值NMOS管作为功控开关,以减小C单元休眠期间的漏功耗,并利用交叉耦合的高阈值反相器构成数据保持单元,保持电路休眠状态时的数据.版图后仿真结果表明:该C单元具有正确的逻辑功能,与传统弱反馈C单元相比,其漏功耗下降86.6%,动态功耗下降7.6%,可在基于功控技术的低功耗异步电路设计中应用.
In CMOS VLSI deign, the power density increases rapidly as the techniques get more complex. To tackle this problem, the low power design has become a critical issue concerned. Asynchronous design where the global clock is replaced by a local communication protocol has the potential power-saving advantages. One of the primitives cells used in asynchronous control circuits is the C-element. In this paper, a new low-power C-Element is proposed with state retention aimed at using the low power asynchronous micropipeline. A high-Vth NMOS transistor is utilized to reduce the leaked power consumption in the sleep mode. The state of the C-Element preserves in the high-Vth cross-coupled inverters during the power-down period. The post-layout simulation results show that the proposed low-power C-Element possesses the correct logic function, and it achieves a reduction of 86.6% on leaked power consumption and 7.6% on the dynamic power consumption compared with the conventional weak feedback C-Element. It may reach the conclusion that the proposed power gating approach is more suitable for low power asynchronous circuits design.
出处
《宁波大学学报（理工版）》
CAS
2016年第2期23-28,共6页
Journal of Ningbo University：Natural Science and Engineering Edition
基金
国家自然科学基金(61271137)
浙江省教育厅科研项目(Y201329962)
关键词
异步电路
功控技术
低功耗
C单元
状态保持
asynchronous circuit
power gating technique
low-power
C-element
state retention
