Impact of parameter variations on circuits and microarchitecture

Parameter variations, which are increasing along with advances in process technologies, affect both timing and power. Variability must be considered at both the circuit and microarchitectural design levels to keep pace with performance scaling and to keep power consumption within reasonable limits....

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Autores: Unsal, Osman Sabri, Tschanz, James W., Bowman, Keith, De, Vivek, Vera Rivera, Francisco Javier, González Colás, Antonio María|||0000-0002-0009-0996, Ergin, Oguz
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/96794
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/96794
https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MM.2006.122
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Microprocessors
Circuits
Microarchitecture
Delay
Frequency
Clocks
Safety
Temperature
Fluctuations
Process design
Voltage
Microprocessadors
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Informàtica::Arquitectura de computadors
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Sumario:Parameter variations, which are increasing along with advances in process technologies, affect both timing and power. Variability must be considered at both the circuit and microarchitectural design levels to keep pace with performance scaling and to keep power consumption within reasonable limits. This article presents an overview of the main sources of variability and surveys variation-tolerant circuit and microarchitectural approaches.