Agile Analog has added a customizable IR drop sensor to its IP library, offering chip designers with real-time monitoring of voltage drops. These drops will be attributable to energy provide fluctuations, sizzling spots, or shorts and may turn into worse over the lifetime of the chip.
Designated the agileIR Drop, the analog IP block includes a voltage reference and a number of comparators set at completely different threshold ranges for multi-level detection (4 are depicted within the diagram). Single-level detection can be potential utilizing one comparator. The variety of set off outputs will be personalized, and every threshold will be adjusted throughout operation to help dynamic voltage and frequency scaling (DVFS).
The IP block is optimized for low energy consumption, permitting its use in battery-operated units. Lively present is within the order of 120 µA, with a power-down present of lower than 1 µA. The sensor additionally delivers a quick detection time of usually 25 ns. Threshold accuracy is 5% and 1% when trimmed with a step dimension of usually 20 mV.
Agile Analog makes use of its Composa methodology to routinely generate analog IP to fulfill prospects’ precise specs and course of expertise. Based on the corporate, the design-once-and-reuse-many-times mannequin of digital IP now applies to analog IP. All main foundries are supported, together with TSMC, GlobalFoundries, Samsung Foundry, and SMIC.
Contact Agile Analog for extra details about its IR drop sensor.
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