A 100-fJ/cycle Sub-VT Decimation Filter Chain in 65 nm CMOS

Syed Muhammad Yasser Sherazi, Peter Nilsson, Henrik Sjöland, Joachim Rodrigues

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Abstract

Measurements of a sub-threshold (sub-VT) decimation
filter, composed of four half band digital (HBD) filters in
65 nm CMOS are presented. Different unfolded architectures are
analyzed and implemented to combat speed degradation. The
architectures are analyzed for throughput and energy efficiency
over several threshold options. Reliability in the sub-VT domain
is analyzed by Monte-Carlo simulations. The simulation results
are validated by measurements and demonstrate that low-power
standard threshold logic (LP-SVT) and different architectural
flavors are suitable for a low-power implementation. Silicon
measurements prove functionality down to 350mV supply, with
a maximum clock frequency of 500 kHz, having an energy
dissipation of 102 fJ/cycle.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication19th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits, and Systems (ICECS 2012)
PublisherIEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-4673-1261-5
ISBN (Print)978-1-4673-1261-5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
EventIEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits, and Systems (ICECS), 2012 - Seville, Spain
Duration: 2012 Dec 92012 Dec 12

Conference

ConferenceIEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits, and Systems (ICECS), 2012
Country/TerritorySpain
CitySeville
Period2012/12/092012/12/12

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering

Free keywords

  • energy dissipation
  • measurements
  • sub-threshold
  • half band digital (HBD) filters
  • 65 nm CMOS
  • and architectures.

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