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On Power Dissipation in Information Processing

Roman Ostroumov, Kang L. Wang

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We consider power dissipation during simple switching in information processing. By considering general two-level system we show that the energy dissipation during errorless switching has a minimum of kTln2 and increases linearly with a switching speed. Also, we find optimal switching function, which minimizes heat dissipation for the given error rate. We present some estimates and compare them with results for the CMOS technology.

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We consider power dissipation during simple switching in information processing. By considering general two-level system we show that the energy dissipation during errorless switching has a minimum of kTln2 and increases linearly with a switching speed. Also, we find optimal switching function, which minimizes heat dissipation for the given error rate. We present some estimates and compare them with results for the CMOS technology.

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We consider power dissipation during simple switching in information processing. By considering general two-level system we show that the energy dissipation during errorless switching has a minimum of kTln2 and increases linearly with a switching speed. Also, we find optimal switching function, which minimizes heat dissipation for the given error rate. We present some estimates and compare them with results for the CMOS technology.

Key concepts: Dissipation, Thermal management of electronic devices and systems, Power (physics), Function (biology), CMOS, Energy (signal processing), Simple (philosophy), Computer science

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