Practice - Step 2: Low Power Techniques in CMOS Design
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Practice Questions
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What happens to power consumption when voltage is reduced?
💡 Hint: Think about how voltage affects the squared terms in the formula.
What is clock gating?
💡 Hint: Focus on how the clock signal relates to power usage.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What technique involves reducing voltage to lower power consumption?
💡 Hint: Consider how changes in voltage impact power calculations.
True or False: Clock gating prevents unnecessary power waste.
💡 Hint: Think about how inactive modules consume power.
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Challenge Problems
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You are designing a portable device that needs to support both high performance and energy efficiency. Describe how you would integrate voltage scaling and power gating to achieve this.
💡 Hint: Consider how performance requirements change throughout device usage.
Discuss a scenario where using DVFS could harm circuit performance. What are the possible pitfalls?
💡 Hint: Think about the trade-offs between availability and energy savings.
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