The phoenix processor: A 30pW platform for sensor applications

  • Mingoo Seok
  • , Scott Hanson
  • , Yu Shiang Lin
  • , Zhiyoong Foo
  • , Daeyeon Kim
  • , Yoonmyung Lee
  • , Nurrachman Liu
  • , Dennis Sylvester
  • , David Blaauw

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Abstract

An integrated platform for sensor applications, called the Phoenix Processor, is implemented in a carefully-selected 0.18μm process with an area of 915x915μm2, making on-die battery integration feasible. Phoenix uses a comprehensive sleep strategy with a unique power gating approach, an event-driven CPU with compact ISA, data memory compression, a custom low leakage memory cell, and adaptive leakage management in data memory. Measurements show that Phoenix consumes 29.6pW in sleep mode and 2.8pJ/cycle in active mode.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2008 Symposium on VLSI Circuits Digest of Technical Papers, VLSIC
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages188-189
Number of pages2
ISBN (Print)9781424418053
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes
Event2008 Symposium on VLSI Circuits Digest of Technical Papers, VLSIC - Honolulu, HI, United States
Duration: 18 Jun 200820 Jun 2008

Publication series

NameIEEE Symposium on VLSI Circuits, Digest of Technical Papers

Conference

Conference2008 Symposium on VLSI Circuits Digest of Technical Papers, VLSIC
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityHonolulu, HI
Period18/06/0820/06/08

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