@inproceedings{af78e91a75b44979b34fa783514aca97,
title = "Variability analysis of a 28nm near-threshold synchronous voltage converter",
abstract = "An important synchronous circuit element in low-power digital circuit design is the voltage level shifter at the boundary between voltage domains. In this paper, we present a full variability analysis of an optimized, synchronous pulsed half-latch level converter (PHLC) in the GLOBALFOUNDRIES 28nm technology. The variability analysis clearly illustrates the impact of ultra-low-power design on delay, energy and the energy-delay product (EDP). In particular, the normalized standard deviation for EDP in near-threshold operation is more than twice its value for nominal-supply operation. The analysis also illustrates the impact of variability on the architectural and topological decisions a designer has to make in ultra-low power design.",
keywords = "near-threshold design, ultra-low-power design, variability analysis, voltage converters",
author = "Temesghen Tekeste and Ayman Shabra and Duane Boning and Ibramim Elfadel",
year = "2013",
doi = "10.1109/ICECS.2013.6815516",
language = "British English",
isbn = "9781479924523",
series = "Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits, and Systems",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "723--726",
booktitle = "2013 IEEE 20th International Conference on Electronics, Circuits, and Systems, ICECS 2013",
address = "United States",
note = "2013 IEEE 20th International Conference on Electronics, Circuits, and Systems, ICECS 2013 ; Conference date: 08-12-2013 Through 11-12-2013",
}