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The most critical aspect of energy-efficient design is to be energy conscious throughout the entire design flow. A typical design flow treats energy consumption as an afterthought, and is not thoroughly analyzed until the design has reached the transistor schematic stage. This is too late in the design process for radical modifications that can lead to a more energy-efficient implementation. Therefore, much as performance is analyzed at the initial high-level specification of the design, so must energy consumption be analyzed, as well. The primary goal of this design flow is to evaluate energy consumption early on so that the largest energy reductions can be attained.
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Burd, T.D., Brodersen, R.W. (2002). Energy Driven Design Flow. In: Energy Efficient Microprocessor Design. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0875-5_5
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