5. Energy-Efficient Components and Architectures in CMOS and FinFETs
Identifying energy-efficient components and architectures for CMOS and FinFET technologies is critical for enhancing performance while minimizing power consumption. The chapter discusses various strategies to optimize logic cells, memory elements, and processor architectures, focusing on balancing energy efficiency with high performance. Techniques such as clock gating, efficient transistor designs, and innovative architecture choices contribute to the advancement of low-power integrated circuits.
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What we have learnt
- Energy-efficient design requires the optimization of logic and architecture components.
- CMOS techniques for power reduction remain effective but must evolve alongside newer FinFET designs.
- Processor architectures like RISC and Harvard are favorable for low-power applications.
Key Concepts
- -- CMOS
- Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor, a technology for constructing integrated circuits, notable for low power consumption and high-density.
- -- FinFET
- Fin Field Effect Transistor, a type of non-planar transistor that offers better electrostatic control compared to traditional planar transistors, beneficial for low-power applications.
- -- Dynamic Logic
- A type of logic design that uses the charge stored in capacitors to hold data, generally faster but consumes more power than static counterparts.
- -- NearThreshold Voltage (NTV) Computing
- A computing method that operates close to the minimum supply voltage to significantly reduce energy consumption per instruction.
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