一种面向WIA-PA系统级芯片的低功耗优化策略

A Low-power Optimization Strategy for WIA-PA System on Chip

  • 摘要: WIA-PA系统级芯片是WIA-PA设备的核心组件,在设备的整体功耗中占有较大的比重.根据WIA-PA设备的应用环境和工作特点,通过对多种低功耗优化方法进行分析,提出了一种面向WIA-PA系统级芯片的低功耗优化策略.该策略采用门控时钟、异步电路应用、系统级优化、工艺制程优选等多种方法,从不同电路类型、不同设计层次等多个维度考虑,最终达到对静态功耗和动态功耗两者共同优化的目的.WIA-PA系统级芯片先后完成2次流片:第1次完成功能验证,第2次实现了基于所提策略的低功耗优化.通过对2次流片样片的功耗测试数据进行分析和对比,优化后的样片对比优化前动态功耗降低了71.2%,静态功耗降低了99.5%.该对比结果证明了优化策略的有效性.

     

    Abstract: The wireless networks for industrial automation process automation (WIA-PA) system on chip (SoC) is the core component of WIA-PA wireless devices and occupies a large proportion of the total power consumption of the device. According to the application environment and working characteristics of WIA-PA devices, we study a variety of low-power optimization methods and propose a comprehensive low-power optimization strategy for WIA-PA SoC. The strategy combines multiple methods, e.g., gate control clock, asynchronous circuit application, system-level optimization, and process optimization. In addition, the strategy achieves both static and dynamic power consumption optimization by considering different circuit types and design levels. WIA-PA SoC has been completed for two times of type-out. The first time completes functional verification, whereas the second time realizes the proposed low-power optimization. We test the sample chips two times. Experimental data of power consumption reveal that the dynamic power consumption of the optimized sample chip is reduced by 71.2% and the static power consumption is reduced by 99.5%. The comparison results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed optimization strategy.

     

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