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gadelrab_finalS.GadelRab,D.Bond&D.ReynoldsTundraSemiconductorCorporationFightThePower!PowerReductionideasforASICDesignersandToolVendorsFightthePowerPowerreductionideasforASICdesignersandtoolprovidersSeragGadelRabDavidBondDavidReynoldsTundraSemiconductorCorporation603MarchRoad,Ottawa,Ontario,K2K2M5,CanadaABSTRACTLow-powerdesignhasalwaysbeenanimportantdisciplineforbattery-operatedsystems.Designforlowpowerisnowalsorecognizedasanimportantgoalforembeddedsystemswhereconstraintsonpackaging,powersupplyandheatdissipationcontinuetoaddincreasinglystrictlimitstothemaximumamountofpowerconsumedbyASICs.InthispaperwediscussthesourcesofpowerconsumptioninmodernASICs.Wethenpresentseveraldesignstrategi……