Power-constrained high-frequency circuits for the IBM POWER6 microprocessor
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B. Curran
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@MISC{Curran_power-constrainedhigh-frequency,
author = {B. Curran},
title = {Power-constrained high-frequency circuits for the IBM POWER6 microprocessor},
year = {}
}
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Abstract
The IBM POWER6tm microprocessor is a high-frequency (>5-GHz) microprocessor fabricated in the IBM 65-nm silicon-oninsulator (SOI) complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) process technology. This paper describes the circuit, physical design, clocking, timing, power, and hardware characterization challenges faced in the pursuit of this industryleading frequency. Traditional high-power, high-frequency techniques were abandoned in favor of more-power-efficient circuit design methodologies. The hardware frequency and power characterization are reviewed.
