Flip-Flop Design in Nanometer CMOS From High Speed to Low Energy /

• Main Authors: Alioto, Massimo (Author), Consoli, Elio (Author), Palumbo, Gaetano (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Microprocessors.; Electronic circuits.; Nanotechnology.; Circuits and Systems.; Electronic Circuits and Devices.; Processor Architectures.; Nanotechnology and Microengineering.

This book provides a unified treatment of Flip-Flop design and selection in nanometer CMOS VLSI systems. The design aspects related to the energy-delay tradeoff in Flip-Flops are discussed, including their energy-optimal selection according to the targeted application, and the detailed circuit desig...

Table of Contents:

• The Logical Effort Method
• Design in the Energy-Delay Space
• Clocked Storage Elements
• Flip-Flop Optimized Design
• Analysis and Comparison in the Energy-Delay-Area Domain
• Energy Efficiency Versus Clock Slope
• Hold Time Issues and Impact of variations on Flip-Flop Topologies
• Ultra-Fast and Energy-Efficient Pulsed Latch Topologies.