Practice - Step 3: Energy-Efficient Sequential Components
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Practice Questions
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What are latches used for in digital circuits?
💡 Hint: Think about how they maintain state.
Name one technique used to reduce power consumption in flip-flops.
💡 Hint: Consider methods to turn off the clock.
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What method can be used to reduce power consumption in flip-flops?
💡 Hint: Think about techniques that enable sleep modes for components.
True or False: Dual-edge triggered flip-flops can use both the rising and falling clock edges.
💡 Hint: Consider how data transition along a clock signal might double the operational efficiency.
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Calculate the effective power savings when implementing dual-edge triggered flip-flops, given that traditional flip-flops operate at 1 GHz and dual-edge flip-flops operate at 500 MHz while maintaining the performance throughput.
💡 Hint: Apply the power formula P = CV^2F, where shortening frequency reduces power proportionally.
Analyze a circuit with standard flip-flops consuming 100 mW and determine the expected power consumption if retention flip-flops are utilized, given that they can save 20% of power.
💡 Hint: Calculate the percentage savings carefully to find total consumption.
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