Power and Energy
CE-653 - Introduction and Fundamentals
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}Minimum energy design achieved when Vdd is near or sub threshold
}Process variations at this Vdd are very high
}Synchronous techniques hitting an energy efficiency wall
}Opens options for alternative techniques
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Marr 2010
Zhai et al. 2009