Asynchronous technology for energy reduction in embedded systems
Résumé
This article presents the benefits of asynchronous systems versus synchronous systems in term of energy reduction in the context of embedded systems and in particular for telecom equipments such as mobile communicating objects. The electrical consumption reduction is obtained at the hardware and software levels. The shutdown technique and the dynamic voltage scaling for asynchronous systems are studied and compared to synchronous systems. Finally, a power management policy is proposed for asynchronous microprocessors processing periodic and sporadic tasks.
