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Technological Boundaries of Voltage and Frequency Scaling for Power Performance Tuning

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Meijer, M., de Gyvez, J.P. (2008). Technological Boundaries of Voltage and Frequency Scaling for Power Performance Tuning. In: Wang, A., Naffziger, S. (eds) Adaptive Techniques for Dynamic Processor Optimization. Series on Integrated Circuits and Systems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-76472-6_2

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