Express Chip: low-power circuit for digital radio
ExpressChip is a digital circuit made up of a micro-controller core (OpenMSP) and of the digital part of a radio transceiver.
Low power design technics (power gating, multi Vt, …) are used.
Why “ExpressChip” : this chip was designed (front and back end) in only 6 weeks !
Two goals: test of OpenMSP design and get experience with the ST 65nm bulk cmos technology design flow and its low power design facilities.
Technology : 65nm bulk cmos, cmos065 STMicroelctonics
Run : December 2010
Delivery : May 2011
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