01. Low power Design Guide - Chapter 1: Introduction
07-23-2009
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01. Low power Design Guide - Chapter 1: Introduction |
It’s no secret that power is emerging as the most critical issue in system-on-chip (SoC) design today. Power management is becoming an increasingly urgent problem for almost every category of design, as power density—measured in watts per square millimeter—rises at an alarming rate.
From a chip-engineering perspective, effective energy management for an SoC must be built into the design starting at the architecture stage; and low-power techniques need to be employed at every stage of the design, from RTL to GDSII.