low power techniques

The  various low power techniques into 2 categories

(a)Structural Techniques
Voltage Islands
Multi-threshold devices
Multi-oxide devices
Minimize capacitance by custom design
Power efficient circuits
Parallelism in micro-architecture
(b)Traditional Techniques
Clock gating
Power gating
Variable frequency
Variable voltage supply
Variable device threshold
Dynamic Power Reduction
Clock Gating
Power efficient circuits
Variable frequency
Variable voltage supply
Leakage Power Reduction
Minimize usage of Low Vt Cells
Power Gating
Back Biasing
Reducing Dynamic Power
Reduce Oxide Thickness
Use FINFET’s
The techniques will discussed in detail future posts