Low-power circuits and technology for wireless digital systems

  • Authors:
  • S. V. Kosonocky;A. J. Bhavnagarwala;K. Chin;G. D. Gristede;A.-M. Haen;W. Hwang;M. B. Ketchen;S. Kim;D. R. Knebel;K. W. Warren;V. Zyuban

  • Affiliations:
  • IBM Research Division, Thomas J. Watson Research Center, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598;IBM Research Division, Thomas J. Watson Research Center, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598;IBM Research Division, Thomas J. Watson Research Center, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598;IBM Research Division, Thomas J. Watson Research Center, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598;IBM Research Division, Thomas J. Watson Research Center, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598;IBM Research Division, Thomas J. Watson Research Center, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598;IBM Research Division, Thomas J. Watson Research Center, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598;IBM Research Division, Thomas J. Watson Research Center, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598;IBM Research Division, Thomas J. Watson Research Center, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598;IBM Research Division, Thomas J. Watson Research Center, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598;IBM Research Division, Thomas J. Watson Research Center, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598

  • Venue:
  • IBM Journal of Research and Development
  • Year:
  • 2003

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Abstract

As CMOS technology scales to deep-submicron dimensions, designers face new challenges in determining the proper balance between aggressive high-performance transistors and lower-performance transistors to optimize system power and performance for a given application. Determining this balance is crucial for battery-powered handheld devices in which transistor leakage and active power limit the available system performance. This paper explores these questions and describes circuit techniques for low-power communication systems which exploit the capabilities of advanced CMOS technology.