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This book provides an invaluable primer on the techniques utilized in the design of low power digital semiconductor devices. It offers a hands-on approach which starts from the ground-up and explains concepts with basic examples.

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Introduction.- Modeling of Power in Core Logic.- Modeling of Power in IOS and Micro Blocks.- Power and Analysis in ASCIS.- Design Intent for Power Management.- Architectural Techniques for Low Power.- Low Power Implementation Techniques.- UPF Power Specification.- CPF Power Specification.- Appendix A.- Appendix B.- Bibliography.- Index.

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J. Bhasker is a well-known expert in the area of hardware description languages and RTL synthesis. He has been chair of two working groups: the IEEE 1076.6 VHDL Synthesis and the IEEE 1364.1 Verilog Synthesis and was awarded the IEEE Computer Society Outstanding Contribution Award in 2005. He is an architect at eSilicon Corporation responsible for the timing of many complex designs.

Rakesh Chadha is a CAE and Design Professional with over 25 years experience, including 18 years in project leadership and technical management. He was responsible for the timing and signal integrity for the Sematech project on Chip Parasitic Extraction and Signal Integrity Verification. He is Director of Design Technology at eSilicon Corporation and is responsible for complex SOC design methodology.

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