Software controlled body bias. A target frequency is accessed. Using software, transistor body-biasing values are determined for the target frequency in order to enhance a characteristic of a circuit. The bodies of the transistors are biased based on the body-biasing values, wherein the characteristic is optimized.
A logic synthesis method to apply supply gating to idle portions of general logic circuits in their active mode of operation to reduce power requirements and the circuits resulting therefrom. A Shannon expansion is utilized to determine idle portions and active portions of the general logic circuits.
A method comprises tracing a first and second terminal of a junction through a circuit layout to associated power supplies to determine their respective defined bias values. The method further comprises comparing the defined bias values of each terminal in order to determine, based on the comparison, whether the junction is forward biased.
