A 0.9-V, 150-MHz, 10-mW, 4 mm2, 2-D Discrete Cosine Transform Core Processor with Variable Threshold-Voltage (VT) Scheme

Tadahiro Kuroda, Tetsuya Fujita, Shinji Mita, Tetsu Nagamatsu, Shinichi Yoshioka, Kojiro Suzuki, Fumihiko Sano, Masayuki Norishima, Masayuki Murota, Makoto Kako, Masaaki Kinugawa, Masakazu Kakumu, Takayasu Sakurai

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Abstract

A 4 mm2, two-dimensional (2-D) 8 × 8 discrete cosine transform (DCT) core processor for HDTV-resolution video compression/decompression in a O.3-μ.m CMOS triple-well, double-metal technology operates at 150 MHz from a 0.9-V power supply and consumes 10 mW, only 2% power dissipation of a previous 3.3-V design. Circuit techniques for dynamically varying threshold voltage (VT scheme) are introduced to reduce active power dissipation with negligible overhead in speed, standby power dissipation, and chip area. A way to explore VDD-Vth design space is also studied.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationLow-Power CMOS Design
PublisherJohn Wiley and Sons Inc.
Pages97-104
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9780470545058
ISBN (Print)9780780334298
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1998 Jan 1
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Engineering(all)
  • Computer Science(all)
  • Energy(all)

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