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Exercise on Timing.
'''Exercise on Timing, Power and Energy.'''


A single pipeline processor operating at 1V is depicted in the figure below:
A single pipeline processor operating at 1V is depicted in the figure below:


[[File:Timing-pipeline.PNG|966x966px]]


a. Propose a 3-pipe stage version. Justify your solution. What would be the maximum clock period allowed for the single stage and 3-stage versions?


a. Propose a 3-pipe stage version. Justify your solution. What would be the maximum clock period allowed for the single stage and 3-stage versions?
b. Discuss how moving from single stage to 3-pipe stage affects the energy of the processor.
b. Discuss how moving from single stage to 3-pipe stage affects the energy of the processor.
c. Compare the energy of the 3-stage processor with a multistage processor employing power gating such that only the energy of the registers needed remain (energy of other blocks is 0).

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Exercise on Timing, Power and Energy.

A single pipeline processor operating at 1V is depicted in the figure below:

Timing-pipeline.PNG

a. Propose a 3-pipe stage version. Justify your solution. What would be the maximum clock period allowed for the single stage and 3-stage versions?

b. Discuss how moving from single stage to 3-pipe stage affects the energy of the processor.

c. Compare the energy of the 3-stage processor with a multistage processor employing power gating such that only the energy of the registers needed remain (energy of other blocks is 0).