Performance--Constant E-Field
CE-653 - Introduction and Fundamentals
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Parameter
Was
Now
What happened
scale factor
1
1/a
linear size
x
x/a
Dimensions shrink
voltage
V
V/a
Reduce voltage
E-field
E
E
Constant E-Field
current
i
i/a
Reduce current
power
vi
vi/a^2
Per-device
delay
T
T/a
Reduce delay
energy
viT
viT/a^3
There was a free lunch though.  At least device scaling also mean (mostly) performance scaling--although this is less true now!  Explain Table.