Low Power Design Essentials (Integrated Circuits and Systems) [Hardcover]

Jan Rabaey (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0387717129 | ISBN-13: 978-0387717128 | Publication Date: April 13, 2009 | Edition: 2009

This book contains all the topics of importance to the low power designer. It first lays the foundation and then goes on to detail the design process. The book also discusses such special topics as power management and modal design, ultra low power, and low power design methodology and flows. In addition, coverage includes projections of the future and case studies.

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Low Power Design Essentials is the first book at the graduate level to address the design of low power digital integrated circuits in an orderly and logical fashion. As such, this book will be of interest to students as well as professionals. In addition to taking an educational approach towards low-power design, the book also presents an integrated methodology to address power at all layers of the design hierarchy. Finally, the text also explains the main roadblocks as well as the physical limits in further energy scaling. This book is based on the extensive amount of teaching the author has carried out both at universities and companies worldwide. All chapters have been drawn up specifically for self-study. Different levels of understanding are included within each chapter. All chapters begin with elementary material and almost all contain advanced material. A unique format is used for this book. Rather than the traditional approach of a lengthy continuous text interspersed with some figures, it uses the reverse approach of dominant graphics with accompanying suppplemental text. It is understood that a single figure does a lot more to convey a message than a page of text. All slides presented in the book are available as PDF files on a CD-Rom, included with the book. This approach is advantageous because the material used for teaching is also used by the students. Only one additional aspect is explained per slide. The students can thus easily monitor their progress. It is hoped that this innovative format provides a better structure for learning the essential topics in low power design. About the Author Jan Rabaey received his Ph.D degree in Applied Sciences from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. From 1983-1985, he was connected to the UC Berkeley as a Visiting Research Engineer. From 1985-1987, he was a research manager at IMEC, Belgium, and in 1987, he joined the faculty of the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department of the University of California, Berkeley, where he is now holds the Donald O. Pederson Distinguished Professorship. He is currently the scientific co-director of the Berkeley Wireless Research Center (BWRC), as well as the director of the FCRP-sponsored GigaScale Systems Research Center (GSRC). He is an IEEE Fellow.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 300 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 2009 edition (April 13, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0387717129
• ISBN-13: 978-0387717128
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #242,582 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars excellent coverage and timely release, December 31, 2009

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This review is from: Low Power Design Essentials (Integrated Circuits and Systems) (Hardcover)

This book provides excellent coverage of low power design concepts and techniques for VLSI technologies. The author presents the subject with novel and contemporary treatments. The format and references are very useful for instructors. The release of the book is timely in the field.