Low-Power CMOS VLSI Circuit Design

by Kaushik Roy, Sharat Prasad

Overview

A comprehensive look at the rapidly growing field of low-power VLSIdesign

Low-power VLSI circuit design is a dynamic research area driven bythe growing reliance on battery-powered portable computing andwireless communications products. In addition, it has becomecritical to the continued progress of high-performance and reliablemicroelectronic systems. This self-contained volume clearlyintroduces each topic, incorporates dozens of illustrations, andconcludes chapters with summaries and references. VLSI circuit andCAD engineers as well as researchers in universities and industrywill find ample information on tools and techniques for design andoptimization of low-power electronic systems. Topics include:
* Fundamentals of power dissipation in microelectronicdevices
* Estimation of power dissipation due to switching, short circuit,subthreshold leakage, and diode leakage currents
* Design and test of low-voltage CMOS circuits
* Power-conscious logic and high-level synthesis
* Low-power static RAM architecture
* Energy recovery techniques
* Software power estimation and optimization

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471114888
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	02/22/2000
Pages:	376
Product dimensions:	6.44(w) x 9.72(h) x 0.86(d)

About the Author

KAUSHIK ROY is a professor in the School of Electrical and ComputerEngineering at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.

SHARAT C. PRASAD is a system architecture (hardware) engineer withCisco Systems.

Table of Contents

Low-Power CMOS VLSI Design.

Physics of Power Dissipation in CMOS FET Devices.

Power Estimation.

Synthesis for Low Power.

Design and Test of Low-Voltage CMOS Circuits.

Low-Power Static Ram Architectures.

Low-Energy Computing Using Energy Recovery Techniques.

Software Design for Low Power.

Index.

Editorial Reviews

"This is a highly recommended book for all academic engineering libraries." (E-Streams, Vol. 4, No. 8, August 2001)

From the Publisher

Designing low-power VLSI circuits is a dynamic research area driven by the growing trend of battery-powered portable computing and wireless communication products, since miniaturization of digital CMOS (complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor) circuits results in heat removal and cooling problems. Following an introduction to the field, the authors discuss the physics of power dissipation in CMOS FET (field-effect transistor) devices, power estimation, synthesis for low power, design of low-voltage circuits, low-power static RAM architectures, and techniques and software for low-energy computing. Roy teaches electrical and computer engineering at Purdue U. Prasad is a system architecture engineer with Cisco Systems. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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