A design of adiabatic digital circuits for micro, nano and cube satellites: Four stage JK-FF binary counter using four-phase AC-clocked power-supply

Abstract

There is a growing interest among universities and industry in the field of nano, micro and cube Satellites. These are very small satellites, about the size of a shoebox, which can be launched into space at a much lower cost than typical large satellites. CubeSats are generally low earth orbit-LEO-satellites, which mean they orbit are from 200 to 1200 km above earth surface. Due to the small nature of these satellites on of the concerns is the energy consumption. This paper presents a design strategy of adiabatic digital circuit for this purpose. The adiabatic digital circuits are a kind of design technique where the energy is treated so that the dissipation loss in the circuitry can be minimizing. The design is focused on a four stage JK-FF binary counter using four phase sinusoidal Ac-clocked power supply.