6.3.2 - Power Gating
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Practice Questions
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What is power gating?
💡 Hint: Think about how it helps with power consumption.
Why is power gating especially important in mobile devices?
💡 Hint: Consider how battery life impacts device usability.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the primary function of power gating in VLSI systems?
💡 Hint: Consider what happens when parts of the circuit are inactive.
True or False: Power gating can completely eliminate leakage power.
💡 Hint: Think about the other sources of leakage beyond gate states.
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Challenge Problems
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Propose a power gating design for a laptop that faces issues with heat dissipation during low-power states. Include your rationale.
💡 Hint: Think about how active and inactive states might need to balance in laptops.
Evaluate the effectiveness of power gating compared to voltage scaling in reducing overall power consumption in a smartphone during sleep mode.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens when the device goes into deep sleep.
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