Abstract. Dual threshold voltage and forward body bias techniques are effective ways to optimally balance the standby leakage power and performance. In this paper, we propose a novel fine-grained forward body biasing scheme for monotonic static logic circuits. In the proposed scheme, the forward body bias is applied to high threshold voltage of either the pull-up or the pull-down network based ...

Dynamic logic circuits are used for high performance and high speed applications. Wide OR gates are used in Dynamic RAMs, Static RAMs, high speed processors and other high speed circuits. In spite of their high performance, dynamic logic circuit has high noise and extensive leakage which has caused problems for the circuits. To overcome these problems Domino logic circuits are used which reduce...

Miniature sensor nodes are ideal for monitoring environmental conditions in emerging applications such as oil exploration. One key requirement for sensor nodes is embedded non-volatile memory for compact and retentive data storage in the event that the sensor power source is exhausted. Non-volatile memory also allows for near-zero standby power modes, which are particularly challenging to achie...

Reliability issues for various technical systems are discussed and focus is directed towards distributed systems, where communication facilities are vital to maintain system functionality. Reliability in communication subsystems is considered as a resource to be shared among a number of logical connections and a reliability management framework is suggested. We suggest a network layer level rel...

In this paper, we study the advantages offered by multi-gate fin FETs (FinFETs) over traditional bulk MOSFETs when low standby power circuit techniques are implemented. More precisely, we simulated various vehicle circuits, ranging from ring oscillators to mirror full adders, to investigate the effectiveness of back biasing and transistor-stacking in both FinFETs and bulk MOSFETs. The opportuni...

In this paper, probabilistic models for two dissimilar redundant systems with replacement at each common cause failure have been developed to analyze and compare some reliability characteristics. Two configurations are studied under the assumption that each system is replaced at the occurrence of common cause failure. Configuration I is a 3-out-of-4 cold standby system, while configuration II i...