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Asynchronous Circuit Design Combined with Power Switch Structure

파워 스위치 구조를 결합한 비동기 회로 설계

  • 김경기 (대구대학교 전자전기공학부)
  • Received : 2016.02.17
  • Accepted : 2016.02.25
  • Published : 2016.02.29

Abstract

This paper proposes an ultra-low power design methodology for asynchronous circuits which combines with power switch structure used for reducing leakage current in the synchronous circuits. Compared to existing delay-insensitive asynchronous circuits such as static NCL and semi-static NCL, the proposed methodology provides the leakage power reduction in the NULL mode due to the high Vth of the power switches and the switching power reduction at the switching moment due to the smaller area even though it has a reasonable speed penalty. Therefore, it will become a low power design methodology required for IoT system design placing more value on power than speed. In this paper, the proposed methodology has been evaluated by a $4{\times}4$ multiplier designed using 0.11 um CMOS technology, and the simulation results have been compared to the conventional asynchronous circuits in terms of circuit delay, area, switching power and leakage power.

본 논문은 동기회로에서 누설 전류를 줄이기 위해서 사용되는 파워 스위치 구조를 결합한 새로운 구조의 저전력 비동기 회로 설계 방법을 제안하고자 한다. Static 방식, Semi-static 방식과 같은 기존의 지연 무관방식의 비동기 방식과 비교해서 다소 속도의 손해는 있지만, 파워 스위치에 의해서 데이터가 없는 상태에서는 누설 전력을 줄일 수 있고, 전체 사이즈가 작아짐으로써 데이터가 입력되는 순간의 스위칭 전력도 줄일 수 있는 장점이 있다. 따라서, 제안된 방법은 속도보다 저전력을 기본으로 하는 사물인터넷 시스템에서 요구되는 전전력 설계 방법이 될 것이다. 본 논문에서는 새로운 방식의 비동기 회로를 사용하여 $4{\times}4$곱셈기를 0.11um 공정으로 설계하고, 기존의 비동기 방식의 곱셈기와 스피드, 누설 전류, 스위칭 파워, 회로 크기 등을 비교하였다.

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