There is a growing need for accurate power models at the system level. Memory structures such as caches, Branch Target Buffers (BTBs), and register files occupy significant area i...
Mahesh Mamidipaka, Kamal S. Khouri, Nikil D. Dutt,...
We propose a new technique called node sampling to speed up the probability-based power estimation methods. It samples and processes only a small portion of total nodes to estimat...
Hoon Choi, Hansoo Kim, In-Cheol Park, Seung Ho Hwa...
In this paper, an approximated closed-form total power consumption equation for circuits working at their optimal supply and threshold voltage is presented. Comparisons of this fo...
Christian Schuster, Jean-Luc Nagel, Christian Pigu...
Accurate power estimation is essential for low power digital CMOS circuit design. Power dissipation is input pattern dependent. To obtain an accurate power estimate, a large input...
Chi-Ying Tsui, Radu Marculescu, Diana Marculescu, ...
Abstract—Interconnects (wires, buffers, clock distribution networks, multiplexers and busses) consume a significant fraction of total circuit power. In this work, we demonstrat...