Adiabatic Logic: Future Trend and System Level Perspective

By Philip Teichmann

Book Overview

1 Introduction. 1.1 Motivation for this work. 1.2 A brief history of reversible computation and Adiabatic Logic.

2 Fundamentals of Adiabatic Logic. 2.1 Charging process in AL compared to static CMOS. 2.2 An adiabatic system. 2.3 Loss mechanisms in Adiabatic Logic. 2.4 Voltage scaling - A comparison of static CMOS and AL. 2.5 Properties and design considerations in AL. 2.6 General simulation setup.

3 Future trend in Adiabatic Logic. 3.1 Scaling trends for sub 90nm transistors. 3.2 Adiabatic Logic with novel devices. 3.3 NBTI and HCI in Adiabatic Logic.

4 Generation of the power-clock. 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 Topologies of inductor-based power-clock generators. 4.3 Impact of pattern--induced variations. 4.4 Generation of the synchronization signals.

5 Power-Clock Gating. 5.1 Introduction to Power--Clock Gating. 5.2 The theory of Power--Clock Gating. 5.3 Gating topologies for PCG. 5.4 Power--down mode for the synchronous 2N2P LC-oscillator.

6 Arithmetic structures in Adiabatic Logic. 6.1 Design of arithmetic structures. 6.2 Overhead reduction by applying complex gates. 6.3 Multi--operand adders and the CORDIC algorithm.

7 Measurement results of an adiabatic FIR filter. 7.1 Structure of the adiabatic FIR filter. 7.2 Measurement results and comparison to static CMOS.

8 Conclusions.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 940072344X
• ISBN13: 9789400723443
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"