Low-Power and Robustness Design

3 Hours

Examine nanometer transistors and models; design-time and runtime techniques for dynamic and standby power minimization; power minimization at circuit and architecture levels; power minimization for logic, memory, and interconnect; sources of variability; statistical data collection and analysis of variance; statistical circuit simulation and timing analysis; manufacturability and resolution enhancement techniques. Electrical and Computer Engineering 382M (Topic 23) and Electrical Engineering 382M (Topic 23) may not both be counted.