Soft-Well Digital Circuit Design

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作者
Abrahamsen, Jens Petter [1 ]
Lande, Tor Sverre [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Oslo, Dept Informat, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
来源
SBCCI2007: 20TH SYMPOSIUM ON INTEGRATED CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS DESIGN | 2007年
关键词
Well biasing; low power design; noise immunity;
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TP3 [计算技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
In this paper we present a novel digital design technique called soft-well circuit design improving digital circuits in fine-pitch technology. Improved noise immunity, higher-speed and reduced static power leakage may be traded for somewhat increased silicon area. The importance of soft-well design may increase in future technology where leakage and noise immunity is expected to severely impact circuit performance.
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页码:196 / 201
页数:6
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