An ASIC Low Power Primer: Analysis, Techniques and Specification (Hardcover)

This book provides an invaluable primer on the techniques utilized in the design of low power digital semiconductor devices.  Readers will benefit from the hands-on approach which starts form the ground-up, explaining with basic examples what power is, how it is measured and how it impacts on the design process of application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs).  The authors use both the Unified Power Format (UPF) and Common Power Format (CPF) to describe in detail the power intent for an ASIC and then guide readers through a variety of architectural and implementation techniques that will help meet the power intent.  From analyzing system power consumption, to techniques that can be employed in a low power design, to a detailed description of two alternate standards for capturing the power directives at various phases of the design, this book is filled with information that will give ASIC designers a competitive edge in low-power design.

本書提供了關於低功耗數字半導體設備設計技術的寶貴入門知識。讀者將從從頭開始的實踐方法中受益，通過基本示例解釋功耗是什麼，如何測量功耗以及它如何影響應用特定集成電路（ASIC）的設計過程。作者使用統一功耗格式（UPF）和通用功耗格式（CPF）詳細描述ASIC的功耗意圖，然後引導讀者通過各種架構和實施技術，以滿足功耗意圖。從分析系統功耗到低功耗設計中可使用的技術，再到對在設計的各個階段捕獲功耗指令的兩種替代標準的詳細描述，本書充滿了信息，將為ASIC設計師在低功耗設計方面提供競爭優勢。