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Inductor based generation of the power-clock signal shows the highest conversion efficiency and, thus, is preferred within this book as power-clock sources for Adiabatic Logic. In this chapter the focus is put on the generation of the signals to synchronize the power-clock oscillator to the target frequency. Two approaches are proposed that allow for a synchronous or a delay-element based, asynchronous generation of the synchronization signals. Overall losses of the system are composed by losses within the circuit and by losses due to the generation of the power-clock signal. Investigations are performed to gain efficiency figures not only on circuit but also on system level. A design procedure for the width of the oscillator driver transistors to gain highest conversion efficiency is presented.
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Teichmann, P. (2012). Generation of the Power-Clock. In: Adiabatic Logic. Springer Series in Advanced Microelectronics, vol 34. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2345-0_4
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