IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium on VLSI (ISVLSI'02)
System Design and Power Optimization for Mobile Computers
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
April 25-April 26
ISBN: 0-7695-1486-3
The paper presents a system level design approach to power optimization in mobile/wearable computers. The paper identifies the major components of power consumption in a mobile system, and evaluates their respective contributions to power consumption, focusing on the impact of wireless networking. An experimental evaluation of several techniques for improving energy efficiency of a mobile system is presented.