A 90nm power optimization methodology and its' application to the ARM 1136SF-S microprocessor

An electrical and physical design power optimization methodology and design techniques developed to create an ARM 1136SF-S microprocessor in 9Onm standard CMOS are presented. A 40% reduction in power dissipation has been achieved while maintaining a 355 MHz operating clock rate under typical conditions. Functional and electrical design requirements were achieved with the first silicon