Leakage Control with Efficient Use of Transistor Stacks in Single Threshold CMOS

The state dependence of leakage can be exploited to obtain modest leakage savings in CMOS circuits. However, one can modify circuits considering state dependence and achieve larger savings. We identify a low leakage state and insert leakage control transistors only where needed. Leakage levels are on the order of 35% to 90% lower than those obtained by state dependence alone.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1999
• Where: DAC
• Authors: Mark C. Johnson, Dinesh Somasekhar, Kaushik Roy
• Keywords: Computer Architecture, DAC 1999, Low Leakage State, Modest Leakage Savings, State Dependence