Digital calibration techniques are widely utilized to linearize pipelined analog-to-digital converters (ADCs). However, their power dissipation can be prohibitively high, particula...
With the increasing performance and density of VLSI circuits as well as the popularity of portable devices such as personal digital assistance, power consumption has emerged as an...
We present a methodology for microarchitectural customization of embedded processors by exploiting application information, thus attaining the twin benefits of processor standardi...
As transistor process technology approaches the nanometer scale, process variation significantly affects the design and optimization of high performance microprocessors. Prior stu...
- Technology scaling and sub-wavelength optical lithography is associated with significant process variations. We propose a self-adaptive variable supply-voltage scaling (SAVS) tec...