Low-power and high-fanout bus design techniques

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Sähkötekniikan korkeakoulu |

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2014-06-16

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Micro and Nanotechnology

Mcode

S3010

Degree programme

EST - Master’s Programme in Micro and Nanotechnology

Language

en

Pages

66+7

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Abstract

Low-power techniques pose an important concern, when designing autonomous electronic devices. Most of the upcoming applications increasingly demand high performance and low-power consumption. In this thesis work, two low-power and high-fanout bus design techniques are reviewed. Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) and Time-Domain Conversion (TDC) approaches are elucidated. Schematic simulations (Cadence), quantitative and comparative results of both approaches are included. Additionally, on-chip wire theory is shown as well as some optimized bus simulation models (MATLAB), concluding with a summary of the main application areas for this techniques. Finally , two ready-to-use library cells are generated, as well as Verilog code for the TDC system.

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Supervisor

Ryynänen, Jussi

Thesis advisor

Koskinen, Lauri

Keywords

low-power, high-fanout, bus, hardware neural networks, network-on-chip, pulse width modulation, time-domain, pulse, width modulation, wire model, repeater

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