Low-Power Processor Design: Techniques for Energy-Efficient Computing in IoT and Edge Devices
Karthik Wali · International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research · 2021
The development of IoT and edge computing has given rise to the requirement of low-power processors. Efficiency has become an important factor that is necessary to consider for purposes of attaining longer battery life and lower expenses. This paper comprehensively reviews various strategies used to minimize power consumption in IoT and edge processors. Some of them are Dynamic Voltage And Frequency Scaling (DVFS), Near Threshold Computing (NTC), adaptive power management, and workload optimization. A number of experiments and case studies are used to analyse the applicability of these techniques and their effect on the efficiency of processor schemes. In addition, this paper includes a comparative analysis of recent intellectual low-power processors. The review of relevant articles underlines the importance of architectural advancements, technological advancements, and collaborations between software and hardware systems in creating energy-efficient computing.