Research Article

DPFFs: Direct Path Flip-Flops for Process-Resilient Ultradynamic Voltage Scaling

Table 1

Conventional FFs versus proposed DPFFs (measured).

Param.MTGFFC2FFC2DPFFTGDPFF

[ps]185172136142
[ps]174169130139
[ps]57434654
[ps]49444548
[W]2.2902.0411.8461.815
[nW]3.0601.8851.7661.757
[nW]2.8682.2521.8041.714
Area [m2]122.2177.9177.6574.21

Test condition: SS/1.15 V/25°C for delay and power.
Test condition: FF/1.25 V/125°C for leakage.