Research and Development of Methods for Technology-independent Power Optimization of Integrated Circuits

This paper examines the issue of technology-independent optimization of power consumption in integrated circuits. The existing research and results of solving this problem, as well as the features of developing new methods of optimization are analyzed. The objective of this paper is to develop an algorithm for technology-independent optimization of circuits with up to 100 thousand gates and to conduct an experimental analysis of the developed algorithm. The results of the tests performed allow the conclusions to be drawn that the developed approach complies with the criteria established in the paper and that the proposed solution is valid. An algorithm is developed that optimizes the circuit without making significant changes to its structure or size. This algorithm optimizes circuits in any basis, and may be employed as an additional step following the application of any other optimization algorithms. The resulting software implementations have been integrated into the Utopia EDA project and may be employed in future research to further enhance techniques for technology-independent power optimization. The paper contains 54 pages, including 21 illustrations, 1 table, 38 sources.