The impact of CAD on the design of low power digital circuits

The power consumption and dissipation of electronic systems is linked to many elements such as display devices, disk drives and even fans; however, the focus of this paper is on the electronic sub-system and specifically the power dissipation of integrated circuits. This paper will first briefly motivate the topical concerns about power consumption and dissipation in integrated circuits and will then outline the automated techniques that are currently being developed to reduce power consumption.