Design Solutions And Challenges For Low Power Systems

Abstract

Description: In recent years, the desirability of portable operation of all types of electronic systems has become evident. One of the primary objectives in the design of portable systems is power reduction needed to minimize the size and weight allocated to batteries. Another driver of the progress in low power design is the increasing need to reduce active and/or standby power consumption in all electronic systems, low to high end, analog and digital. Essential elements of a low power design environment include means of analyzing the dissipation of a proposed or an existing design, mechanisms for minimizing the power consumption when needed and techniques to explore the impact of design trade-offs on the power consumption, area and performance of a design.