What are Some Common Techniques for Low Power Design?
Several techniques are commonly used in low power design for nanoscale devices:
Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling (DVFS): Adjusts the voltage and frequency according to the workload, reducing power consumption during periods of low activity. Power Gating: Shuts off power to inactive modules or components, significantly reducing leakage power. Clock Gating: Disables the clock signal to idle circuits to prevent unnecessary switching activities, thereby saving power. Multi-Threshold CMOS (MTCMOS): Utilizes transistors with different threshold voltages to balance performance and power consumption. Adiabatic Computing: Employs reversible logic to minimize energy dissipation during computation.
