Negative Design Margin Realization through Deep Path Activity Detection Combined with Dynamic Voltage Scaling in a 55 nm Near-Threshold 32-Bit Microcontroller

This paper presents an innovative approach for predicting timing errors tailored to near-/sub-threshold operations, addressing the energy-efficient requirements of digital circuits in applications, such as IoT devices and wearables. The method involves assessing deep path activity within an adjustab...

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Main Authors: Run-Ze Yu, Zhen-Hao Li, Xi Deng, Zheng-Lin Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-08-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/17/7498