Course name: Low Power Design

Code: LPD

Training content

• Motivation – 2 lectures
• Batteries to Low Power Design – 2 lectures
• FinFET Power Consumption Sources – 3 lectures
• Capacitances in a FinFET Circuit – 2 lectures
• Dynamic Power Reduction Techniques – 3 lectures
• Static Power Reduction Techniques – 3 lectures
• Low Power Techniques Automation – 2 lectures
• Development Trends and Challenges – 4 lectures
• Design Flows and Kits – 2 lectures
• Synthesis and Optimization Challenges – 2 lectures
• Multi Voltage UPF – 4 lectures

Training purpose

• Students understand how to design backend for low-power designs. This is advanced knowledge in the field of backend design.

References

• Static Timing Analysis for Nanometer Designs: A Practical Approach 2009th Edition
• VLSI Physical Design: From Graph Partitioning to Timing Closure 2nd ed. 2022 Edition