Practice Problem Statement (3.2) - Introduction to Key Concepts - Low Power Circuit Designs
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Question 1 Easy

What is Dynamic Power?

💡 Hint: Think about when a circuit is doing operations.

Question 2 Easy

Define Leakage Power.

💡 Hint: Consider what happens in idle states.

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Question 1

What does dynamic power primarily depend on?

Voltage
frequency
and capacitance
Circuit layout
Chip size

💡 Hint: Consider the formula Pdyn = αCLVdd²f.

Question 2

True or False: Leakage power is irrelevant in deep submicron process technologies.

True
False

💡 Hint: Reflect on the challenges mentioned in the section.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Analyze the impact of reducing the supply voltage on a circuit using both CMOS and FinFET technologies, and suggest strategies to maintain performance.

💡 Hint: Compliment the summary of complementary balancing!

Challenge 2 Hard

Given a specific application (e.g., mobile device vs. server), decide which technology (CMOS or FinFET) would be the better choice and justify your reasoning.

💡 Hint: Reflect on the specific advantages that each technology provides for the application context.

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