As the operating frequency has increased in
VLSI (Very Large Scale Integration) designs, engineers are required to prepare
the designs to be more power saving as well, which is possible by the use of
renewable energy resources and utilisation of natural energy sources in
environment. This was explained by Dr SV Tokekar, Director of IET DAVV in his
inaugural address at Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and
Science on Monday.
He inaugurated a free six-day short term
training programme on ‘Design and Development of System on chip-using low power
VLSI’ for educators of different technical universities of MP and other states.
Around 100 participants from different part
of the state have come for the training program and attended the session.
“Power consumption was neglected due to low
device density and low operating frequency but now it important issue due to
high device density, high operating frequency, demand of portable consumer
electronics, concerns on environmental and energy sources,” Tokekar said.
He explained that the limited battery
lifetime typically imposes very strict demands on the overall power consumption
of the portable system. “The need for low-power design is also becoming a major
issue in high-performance digital systems, such as microprocessors, digital
signal processors (DSPs) and other applications,” Tokekar said.
Prof Dr Santosh Vishwakarma from IIT Indore
explained the concept of smart home with the use of IOT in modern world of
automation. “System on a chip (SoC) combines the required electronic circuits
of various computer components onto a single, integrated chip (IC),” he
said.
SOC includes both the hardware and
software, uses less power, has better performance, requires less space and is
more reliable than multi-chip systems. “Most system-on-chips today come inside
mobile devices like smart phones and tablets,” Vishwakarma said.
Prof Preet Jain gave expert talk on
optimization techniques for low power design methodology on FPGA (field-programmable
gate array).
Other experts from IITs (Indian Institutes
of Technology), NITs (National Institutes of Technology) and Industries will also
address the students and share their knowledge during the training program.