Measurement of a Timing Error Detection Latch Capable of Sub-threshold Operation

Matthew Turnquist, Erkka Laulalainen, Jani Mäkipää, Mika Pulkkinen, Lauri Koskinen

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Abstract

To take advantage of minimum energy consumption in sub-threshold, systems are required to have robustness to variability. In sub-threshold, exponential drain current dependence on the threshold voltage produces large sensitivities to variations. Adaptive systems are required to respond to these conditions. One adaptive method, called timing error detection (TED), eliminates traditional safety margins by scaling the supply voltage or frequency until timing errors. Presented here is a TED latch test circuit that makes use of sub-threshold operation. The circuit was fabricated with a 65 nm CMOS process, operates from 0.2 V to 1.2 V, and has a minimum energy point (MEP) near 0.2 V. Using a testing matrix of voltage and frequency pairs, the error rate and energy per operation were also measured.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2009 NORCHIP
PublisherIEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-4244-4311-6
ISBN (Print)978-1-4244-4310-9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
MoE publication typeA4 Article in a conference publication
Event28th Norchip Conference, NORCHIP 2010 - Tampere, Finland
Duration: 15 Nov 201016 Nov 2010

Conference

Conference28th Norchip Conference, NORCHIP 2010
Abbreviated titleNORCHIP 2010
Country/TerritoryFinland
CityTampere
Period15/11/1016/11/10

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