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2.64 pJ Reference-Free Power Supply Monitor with a Wide Temperature Range

Publicated to:Proceedings 2015 6th International Workshop On Cmos Variability (Vari). 9-12 - 2016-04-19 (), DOI: 10.1109/VARI.2015.7456555

Authors: Aparicio, Hernan; Aparicio, H; Ituero, P; Ituero, Pablo; López-Vallejo, M; Lopez-Vallejo, Marisa

Affiliations

Escuela Tecnica Superior de Ingenieros de Telecomunicacion, Madrid - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, ETSI Telecomunicac, Dept Ingn Elect, Ciudad Univ S-N, E-28040 Madrid, Spain - Author

Abstract

Power supply noise in current nanometer technologies represents a growing risk, specially because of the uncertainties it produces in the critical paths delays which can result in erroneous computations. To tackle with these issues and to have a better power management, power supply monitors are necessary. Traditional approaches use an external reference or are very sensitive to temperature and process variations. In this work we propose a monitor that works without an external reference and is hardened against thermal and process variations. The sensor was designed in the 40 nm CMOS technology node, operating at 1.1 V and has been validated for a temperature range of -40 degrees C to 125 degrees C covering all process corners. The sensor is able to detect voltage fluctuations of at least 45 mV, wider than 300 ps in the worst technology corner with a maximum latency of 600 ps and an energy consumption per measurement of 2.64 pJ.

Keywords

DetectorsMonitoringPower suppliesTemperature measurementTemperature sensorsTransistorsVoltage measurement

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

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Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-06-16:

  • Google Scholar: 5
  • WoS: 4
  • Scopus: 4
  • OpenCitations: 3

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-06-16:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 3 (PlumX).

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Aparicio Cerqueira, Hernan) and Last Author (LOPEZ VALLEJO, M. LUISA).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Aparicio Cerqueira, Hernan.