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

Uzi Zangi, Neil Feldman, Joseph Shor, Alexander Fish

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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 languageEnglish
Title of host publication2017 IEEE SOI-3D-Subthreshold Microelectronics Unified Conference, S3S 2017
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1-2
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)9781538637654
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Jul 2017
Event2017 IEEE SOI-3D-Subthreshold Microelectronics Unified Conference, S3S 2017 - Burlingame, United States
Duration: 16 Oct 201718 Oct 2017

Publication series

Name2017 IEEE SOI-3D-Subthreshold Microelectronics Unified Conference, S3S 2017
Volume2018-March

Conference

Conference2017 IEEE SOI-3D-Subthreshold Microelectronics Unified Conference, S3S 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBurlingame
Period16/10/1718/10/17

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