0.45v and 18pA/MHz MCU SOC with advanced Adaptive Dynamic Voltage Control (ADVC)

Uzi Zangi; Neil Feldman; Joseph Shor; Alexander Fish

doi:10.1109/S3S.2017.8308745

0.45v and 18pA/MHz MCU SOC with advanced Adaptive Dynamic Voltage Control (ADVC)

Uzi Zangi
, Neil Feldman
, Joseph Shor
, Alexander Fish

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

5 Scopus citations

Abstract

An Ultra-low power MCU SOC is described with integrated DC to DC power management and Adaptive Dynamic Voltage Control (ADVC) mechanism. The SOC includes the complete Synopsys ARC EM5D core MCU, featuring a full set of DSP instructions and minimizing energy consumption at a wide range of frequencies: 312K-80MHz. On-die Silicon sensors are utilized to continuously change the operating voltage to optimize power/performance for a given frequency and environmental conditions and also to resolve yield and life time problems while operating at low voltages. The core operates between 0.45-1.1V volts with a direct battery connection for an input voltage of 1.0-3.8V. The peak energy efficiency is 18μA/MHz. A comparison to state-of-the-art commercial SOCs is presented, showing a 3-5x improved current/DMIPS (Dhrystone Million Instructions per sec) compared to the next best chip.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2017 IEEE SOI-3D-Subthreshold Microelectronics Unified Conference, S3S 2017
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	1-2
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538637654
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/S3S.2017.8308745
State	Published - 2 Jul 2017
Externally published	Yes
Event	2017 IEEE SOI-3D-Subthreshold Microelectronics Unified Conference, S3S 2017 - Burlingame, United States Duration: 16 Oct 2017 → 18 Oct 2017

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Name	2017 IEEE SOI-3D-Subthreshold Microelectronics Unified Conference, S3S 2017
Volume	2018-March

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Conference	2017 IEEE SOI-3D-Subthreshold Microelectronics Unified Conference, S3S 2017
Country/Territory	United States
City	Burlingame
Period	16/10/17 → 18/10/17

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

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Hardware and Architecture
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Zangi, U., Feldman, N., Shor, J., & Fish, A. (2017). 0.45v and 18pA/MHz MCU SOC with advanced Adaptive Dynamic Voltage Control (ADVC). In 2017 IEEE SOI-3D-Subthreshold Microelectronics Unified Conference, S3S 2017 (pp. 1-2). (2017 IEEE SOI-3D-Subthreshold Microelectronics Unified Conference, S3S 2017; Vol. 2018-March). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1109/S3S.2017.8308745

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Zangi, U, Feldman, N, Shor, J & Fish, A 2017, 0.45v and 18pA/MHz MCU SOC with advanced Adaptive Dynamic Voltage Control (ADVC). in 2017 IEEE SOI-3D-Subthreshold Microelectronics Unified Conference, S3S 2017. 2017 IEEE SOI-3D-Subthreshold Microelectronics Unified Conference, S3S 2017, vol. 2018-March, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, pp. 1-2, 2017 IEEE SOI-3D-Subthreshold Microelectronics Unified Conference, S3S 2017, Burlingame, United States, 16/10/17. https://doi.org/10.1109/S3S.2017.8308745

0.45v and 18pA/MHz MCU SOC with advanced Adaptive Dynamic Voltage Control (ADVC). / Zangi, Uzi; Feldman, Neil; Shor, Joseph et al.
2017 IEEE SOI-3D-Subthreshold Microelectronics Unified Conference, S3S 2017. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2017. p. 1-2 (2017 IEEE SOI-3D-Subthreshold Microelectronics Unified Conference, S3S 2017; Vol. 2018-March).

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Zangi U, Feldman N, Shor J, Fish A. 0.45v and 18pA/MHz MCU SOC with advanced Adaptive Dynamic Voltage Control (ADVC). In 2017 IEEE SOI-3D-Subthreshold Microelectronics Unified Conference, S3S 2017. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 2017. p. 1-2. (2017 IEEE SOI-3D-Subthreshold Microelectronics Unified Conference, S3S 2017). doi: 10.1109/S3S.2017.8308745

0.45v and 18pA/MHz MCU SOC with advanced Adaptive Dynamic Voltage Control (ADVC)

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