• Low Power Solution
 
Low Power Design Platform
Target Methodology
Implementation and Verification
Leakage
Power
Reduction
PSO Power Shut Down
‧external power shutdown
‧customized low leakage I/O power switch
Power Gating ‧coarse grain MTCMOS
‧rush current analysis / decap cell insertion
‧isolation cell insertion & verification
‧data retention (FF and memory)
Multi-VT
‧multi-VT libraries optimization
Dynamic
Power
Reduction
Low power CTS ‧clock gating clone/de-clone
‧inverter tree & peak power mitigation
Multiple Supply Voltage ‧multiple voltage library characterization
‧voltage islands with level shifter insertion
DVFS
‧power mode verification/optimization
‧dynamic clock tree balance
‧synchronization logic across power domains
     
Mass production proven in 130nm/90nm/65nm designs
Over 30 chips tape-out successfully
Comprehensive low power solution
  • Leakage power reduction
  • Dynamic power reduction
  • Low power design verification
Proprietary low power methodology
  • Power-aware DFT
  • Yield-aware dynamic IR prevention
  • Power gating rush current reduction
 
  • Low Power Design Success Story
Process Gate Count Clock Freq. Application Methodology
Status
1P6M, 0.13um 2M 380 MHz
Cell phone
PSO+multi-VT+MSV Mass Production
1P6M, 90nm 1M 200 MHz DTV on cell hone PSO+multi-VT+power switch
Mass Production
1P7M, 90nm
2M 200 MHz
Cell phone PSO+multi-VT+customized IO
Risk Production
1P7M, 65nm 10M 300 MHz
Video PSO+multi-VT+low power library
Risk Production
1P6M, 65nm 1.5M 200 MHz Cell phone PSO+multi-VT+MSV Risk Production
1P7M, 65nm 8M 300 MHz Video PSO+multi-VT+DVFS+data retention Q4/2008
           
 
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