Integration, the VLSI Journal, ( ISI ), Volume (52), Year (2015-9) , Pages (129-141)

Title : ( A low-power fast tag comparator by modifying charging scheme of widefan-indynamic OR gates )

Authors: Mahshid Nasserian , mohammad kafi kangi , Mohammad Maymandi Nejad , Farshad Moradi ,

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Abstract

In thispaper,anewchargingschemeforreducingthepowerconsumptionofdynamiccircuitsispre- sented. Theproposedtechniqueissuitableforlargefan-ingateswherethedynamicnodedischarges frequently.Simulationresultsdemonstratethattheproposedmethodisefficiently controllingthe internal voltageswingandhencedecreasingthepowerconsumptionofthewidefan-in OR gate without sacrificing othercircuitparameterssuchasgatespeed,areaornoiseimmunity.Thepower-delayproduct of asimulated8-input OR gate isreducedby46%,comparedtoitsconventionaldynamiccounterpartin the 90nmCMOStechnology.Anotherimportantbenefit oftheproposedapproachis99Xreductionin powerdissipationofthegateloadbylimitingitsswitchingactivity.Furthermore,thedelayofthepro- posed circuitexperiencesonly0.94%variationover10% fluctuation inthethresholdvoltagesofall transistorsfora32-bit OR gate. Usingtheproposedtechnique,a40-bittagcomparatorissimulatedat 1 GHzclockfrequency.Thepowerconsumptionofthedesignedcircuitisaslowas1.987 mW/MHz, while the delayandunitynoisegain(UNG)ofthecircuitare244psand499mV,respectively.

Keywords

, Dynamic logic, Power-delayproduct, Reducedpower, Wide fan-in