High Performance CMOS Circuit Design

The global performance of the systems is always determined by timing elements such as flip-flops and latches, thus the improvement of flip-flops is one of the most critical tasks to enhance the system performance. A careful design of storage elements will contribute in the increased performance and reduce power consumption of a VLSI system. These are extremely important circuit elements in any synchronous VLSI chip. They are not only responsible for correct timing, functionality, and performance of the chips, but also their clocked devices consume a significant portion of the total active power. With increasing requirement for high-performance and low power, flip-flops with fewer transistors are preferred for their low power consumption and small area occupation.