Energy-Efficiency in Embedded Systems (EEE)
Lecturer: Ulf Kulau Lucas Bublitz
Lecture: Tuesday 9:45-11:15 Room D1.024
Exercise: Thursday 11:30-13:00 Room D1.025
StudIP-Link: EEE in StudIP
Modul:
- Master "Computer Science (CSMS)": Vertiefung I. Computer- und Software-Engineering (6 LP)
- Master "Microelectronics and Microsystems (IMPMM)": Vertiefung Embedded Systems (6LP)
- Master "Elektrotechnik (ETMS)": Vertiefung Nanoelektronik und Mikrosystemtechnik (6LP)
- All other Master Programs can use the Modul "Technischer Ergänzungkurs" to credit the course
Language
Course is available in german and english. In Winter Semester 2022, the course will be held in englisch (likely)
Registration
Please register via StudIP
Content
In the field of computer science, we have only limited possibilities to influence the efficiency of the hardware directly, or we are dependent on the manufacturers (e.g. of microcontrollers). However, in order to exploit the full potential of the hardware provided to us at the system level, we need a deeper understanding of the background, processes and mechanisms of power dissipation in embedded systems. Where does the power dissipation come from, what happens at the hardware level, what mechanisms can I use directly/indirectly, what is the tradeoff between flexibility and efficiency,.... are only some questions, which will be worked out and discussed in this course. In the lecture and the corresponding exercise the following contents will be taught:
- Motivation and power dissipation of semiconductors
- Power dissipation of digital circuits
- CMOS and its power consumption
- Power management in hardware and software (sleep modes, DVS, FS, undervolting)
- Energy efficient system design (applications)
- Energy Harvesting and Transiently Powered Computing (TPC)
The course is complemented by a project-based exercise in which aspects learned on an energy harvesting platform (AVR microcontroller) are put into practice.
Prerequisite
- Computer engineering (necessary)
- Programming skills in C (required)
- Computer architectures (recommended)
- High motivation and interest in the subject
Literature
The course is based on a variety of different sources. To provide a better overview, all sources are summarized in the paper Course: Energy Efficiency in Embedded Systems – A System-Level Perspective for Computer Scientists.
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EWME
Conference
Course: Energy Efficiency in Embedded Systems – A System-Level Perspective for Computer Scientists -
12th European Workshop on Microelectronics Education (EWME), 20182018.
10.1109/EWME.2018.8629441 [BibTex]
- Low power design essentials
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Springer Science & Business Media2009.
[BibTex]
- Cmos vlsi design
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ed: Pearson Education, Inc2010.
[BibTex]
Evaluation
Overall, the course was rated 1.385 (n=13). All results are [here]