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ReMOS Technology and the Mighty Morphin Microprocessor Nathan Goulding [email protected] Gopi Tummala Emmett McQuinn Steven Swanson University of California, San Diego WACI 2010

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ReMOS Technology and the Mighty Morphin Microprocessor

Nathan Goulding [email protected]

Gopi TummalaEmmett McQuinnSteven Swanson

University of California, San Diego WACI 2010

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Is there a better solution?SAFE FAST

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"Fractal Fabrication""Serpinski Transistor"

MOSReMOS

P N

ReMOS

P N P NNPNP NPNP

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Nested Logic

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Mighty Morphin Microprocessors!SAFE FAST

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Safety Switch• SAFE– Mission-critical code

• FAST– Non-critical processing

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• ReWire: wires nested inside wires

In Progress: WACI 2011

Working Proto!

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WACI 2011: ReClocking!

Working Proto!

27 MHz

500 MHz500

A fractally-structured clocking discipline

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Acknowledgements

Michael B. TaylorUCSD

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ReMOS Technology and the Mighty Morphin Microprocessor

Nathan Goulding [email protected]

Gopi TummalaEmmett McQuinnSteven Swanson

University of California, San Diego WACI 2010