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zozbot234
on Aug 30, 2021
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Esperanto Champions the Efficiency of Its 1,092-Co...
You can't just "lower the voltage on any chip" while preserving timings and reliability. These chips will be designed from scratch to run at that kind of voltage, which very few chips are.
FullyFunctional
on Aug 30, 2021
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That’s right. For example normal srams don’t work at supplies that low. This is using custom memorizes designed for this.
To the OP: yes this is trading silicon (aka area) for efficiency. That’s the whole point.
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