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Abstract
Flip-flops (FFs) are an essential component of digital circuits, yet they use a lot of power and energy. This paper introduces the VLFF, an extremely low-power flip-flop that operates with just two single-phase clock transistors. The extracted simulation results show that VLFF is the most power-efficient FF amongst all examined FFs for the data activity (DA) range of 0% to 45%. Test-chip measurement results for the test-chip designed in TSMC CMOS 65 nm gp PDK demonstrate that at VDD = 1 V, power consumption is reduced by 63% and 16% with 12.5% DA, and 52% and 6% with 25% DA in comparison to TGFF and 18TSPC, respectively.
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Integration''s aim is to cover every aspect of the VLSI area, with an emphasis on cross-fertilization between various fields of science, and the design, verification, test and applications of integrated circuits and systems, as well as closely related topics in process and device technologies. Individual issues will feature peer-reviewed tutorials and articles as well as reviews of recent publications. The intended coverage of the journal can be assessed by examining the following (non-exclusive) list of topics:
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