This course is relevant low power VLSI circuits in several domains such as activity based supply voltage, IoT sensor-edges etc., which require a high energy efficiency and a reasonable performance. It focuses on circuit design with supply voltages lower than nominal voltage, in particular, on the near/sub-threshold voltage (NTV) regime. It covers relevant circuit design methods, circuit topologies and disruptive impact of process, voltage, and temperature (PVT) and temporal (aging) variations on circuit functionality and the related device physics. The curriculum includes a comprehensive study of MOSFET operation in weak inversion region, NTV circuit design for digital, analog, and mixed-signal applications.
Objective: To understand essential aspects of low voltage operation of MOSFETs and CMOS circuits comprehensively and to learn to design such circuits.This course is relevant low power VLSI circuits in several domains such as activity based supply voltage, IoT sensor-edges etc., which require a high energy efficiency and a reasonable performance. It focuses on circuit design with supply voltages lower than nominal voltage, in particular, on the near/sub-threshold voltage (NTV) regime. It covers relevant circuit design methods, circuit topologies and disruptive impact of process, voltage, and temperature (PVT) and temporal (aging) variations on circuit functionality and the related device physics. The curriculum includes a comprehensive study of MOSFET operation in weak inversion region, NTV circuit design for digital, analog, and mixed-signal applications.
Objective: To understand essential aspects of low voltage operation of MOSFETs and CMOS circuits comprehensively and to learn to design such circuits.