Novel adaptive power gating strategy of TSV-based multi-layer 3D IC

Seungwon Kim, Seokhyung Kang, Ki Jin Han, Youngmin Kim

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Abstract

Among power dissipation components, the leakage power has become more dominant with each successive technology node. A power gating technique has been widely used to reduce the standby leakage energy. In this work, we investigate the power gating strategy of TSV-based 3D IC stacking structures. Power gating control is becoming more complicated as more dies are stacked. We combine the on-chip PDN and TSV in a multilayered 3D IC for a power gating analysis of the static and dynamic voltage drops and in-rush current. Then, we propose a novel power gating strategy that optimizes the inrush current profile, subject to the voltage-drop constraints. Our power gating strategy provides a minimal wake-up latency such that the voltage noise safety margins are not violated. In addition, the layer dependency of the 3D IC on the power gating in terms of the wake-up time reduction is analyzed. We achieve an average wake-up time reduction of 28% for all cases with our adaptive power gating method that exploits location (or layer) information of the aggressors in a 3D IC.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 16th International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design, ISQED 2015
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages537-541
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781479975815
DOIs
StatePublished - 13 Apr 2015
Event16th International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design, ISQED 2015 - Santa Clara, United States
Duration: 2 Mar 20154 Mar 2015

Publication series

NameProceedings - International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design, ISQED
Volume2015-April
ISSN (Print)1948-3287
ISSN (Electronic)1948-3295

Conference

Conference16th International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design, ISQED 2015
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySanta Clara
Period2/03/154/03/15

Keywords

  • 3D IC
  • Power Gating
  • Through-Silicon Vias (TSVs) Power Delivery Network (PDN)
  • Wake-up Time

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