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Using EDA Tools to Push the Performance Boundaries of an Ultralow-Power IoT-VCO at 65nm
Martins,Ricardo1; Lourenço,Nuno1; Horta,Nuno1; Yin,Jun2; Mak,Pui In2; Martins,Rui P.2
2019-07-01
Conference Name16th International Conference on Synthesis, Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Methods and Applications to Circuit Design (SMACD)
Source PublicationSMACD 2019 - 16th International Conference on Synthesis, Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Methods and Applications to Circuit Design, Proceedings
Pages37-40
Conference DateJUL 15-18, 2019
Conference PlaceLausanne, Switzerland
CountrySwitzerland
Publication PlaceIEEE, 345 E 47TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10017 USA
PublisherIEEE
Abstract

Voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs) embedded in state-of-the-art radio-frequency (RF) integrated circuit (IC) multistandard transceivers must comply with extreme ultralow power requirements for modern IoT applications. However, due to the countless tradeoffs that must be considered, their manual design hardly approaches the full potential that a certain topology can achieve at advanced integration nodes. In this paper, the design and optimization of a complex IoT-VCO for a 65 nm process design kit (PDK) is fully supported by electronic design automation (EDA) tools. Firstly, a 108-dimensional performance space is optimized, providing 48 sizing solutions where the power consumption varies from 0.145 mW to 0.329 mW on the worst-case corner performance of the worst-case tuning range. Afterwards, the layout-versus-schematic (LVS) correct layout of each solution is automatically generated using a hierarchical Placer and group-based Router. Post-layout validation is carried in all solutions, and, a promising solution with 0.348 mW of worst-case post-layout power consumption is proposed for fabrication.

DOI10.1109/SMACD.2019.8795240
URLView the original
Indexed ByCPCI-S
Language英語English
WOS Research AreaEngineering
WOS SubjectEngineering, Electrical & Electronic
WOS IDWOS:000503265100010
Scopus ID2-s2.0-85071552224
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Document TypeConference paper
CollectionDEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Faculty of Science and Technology
THE STATE KEY LABORATORY OF ANALOG AND MIXED-SIGNAL VLSI (UNIVERSITY OF MACAU)
INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS
Corresponding AuthorMartins,Ricardo
Affiliation1.Instituto de Telecomunicações, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa,Lisboa, Portugal
2.State-Key Laboratory of Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI,FST-ECE, University of Macau, Macao, China
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Martins,Ricardo,Lourenço,Nuno,Horta,Nuno,et al. Using EDA Tools to Push the Performance Boundaries of an Ultralow-Power IoT-VCO at 65nm[C], IEEE, 345 E 47TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10017 USA:IEEE, 2019, 37-40.
APA Martins,Ricardo., Lourenço,Nuno., Horta,Nuno., Yin,Jun., Mak,Pui In., & Martins,Rui P. (2019). Using EDA Tools to Push the Performance Boundaries of an Ultralow-Power IoT-VCO at 65nm. SMACD 2019 - 16th International Conference on Synthesis, Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Methods and Applications to Circuit Design, Proceedings, 37-40.
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