Soft-well digital circuit design
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In this paper we present a novel digital design technique called soft-well circuit design improving digital circuits in fine-pitch technology. Improved noise immunity, higher-speed and reduced static power leakage may be traded for somewhat increased silicon area. The importance of soft-well design may increase in future technology where leakage and noise immunity is expected to severely impact circuit performance.
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ISBN:9781595938169
DOI:10.1145/1284480
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- Antonio Petraglia,
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- Volnei A. Pedroni,
- Gert Cauwenberghs
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