Automated selective multi-threshold design for ultra-low standby applications

K Usami, N Kawabe, M Koizumi, K Seta… - Proceedings of the 2002 …, 2002 - dl.acm.org
This paper describes an automated design technique to selectively use multi-threshold
CMOS (MTCMOS) in a cell-by-cell fashion. MT cells consisting of low-Vth transistors and …

Transistor sizing issues and tool for multi-threshold CMOS technology

J Kao, A Chandrakasan, D Antoniadis - Proceedings of the 34th annual …, 1997 - dl.acm.org
Multi-threshold CMOS is an increasingly popular circuitapproach that enables high
performance and low power operation. However, no methodologies have been developed …

MTCMOS hierarchical sizing based on mutual exclusive discharge patterns

J Kao, S Narendra, A Chandrakasan - Proceedings of the 35th annual …, 1998 - dl.acm.org
Multi-threshold CMOS is a popular circuit style that will provide high performance and low
power operation. Optimally sizing the gating sleep transistor to provide adequate …

A leakage reduction methodology for distributed MTCMOS

BH Calhoun, FA Honore… - IEEE Journal of Solid …, 2004 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Multithreshold CMOS (MTCMOS) circuits reduce standby leakage power with low delay
overhead. Most MTCMOS designs cut off the power to large blocks of logic using large sleep …

Enchanced multi-threshold (mtcmos) circuits using variable well bias

SV Kosonocky, M Immediato, P Cottrell… - Proceedings of the …, 2001 - dl.acm.org
Advanced CMOS technology can enable high levels of performance with reduced active
power at the expense of increased standby leakage. MTCMOS has previously been …

An MTCMOS design methodology and its application to mobile computing

HS Won, KS Kim, KO Jeong, KT Park, KM Choi… - Proceedings of the …, 2003 - dl.acm.org
The Multi-Threshold CMOS (MTCMOS) technology provides a solution to the high
performance and low power design requirements of modern designs. While the low Vth …

MTCMOS sequential circuits

J Kao, A Chandrakasan - … of the 27th European Solid-State …, 2001 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Multi-threshold CMOS is an increasingly popular circuit technique that enables high
performance and low power operation, but requires sequential circuit structures that can …

[PDF][PDF] Mixed-Vth (MVT) CMOS circuit design methodology for low power applications

L Wei, Z Chen, K Roy, Y Ye, V De - Proceedings of the 36th Annual ACM …, 1999 - dl.acm.org
Dual threshold technique has been proposed to reduce leakage power in low voltage and
low power circuits by applying a high threshold voltage to some transistors in non-critical …

Design methodology for fine-grained leakage control in MTCMOS

BH Calhoun, FA Honore, A Chandrakasan - Proceedings of the 2003 …, 2003 - dl.acm.org
Multi-threshold CMOS is a popular technique for reducing standby leakage power with low
delay overhead. MTCMOS designs typically use large sleep devices to reduce standby …

Low threshold CMOS circuits with low standby current

MR Stan - Proceedings of the 1998 international symposium on …, 1998 - dl.acm.org
Multi-Voltage CMOS (MVCMOS) is a design methodology for very low power supply
voltages that uses low-threshold transistors in series with the supply rails. The control …