Design of Low-Power Circuits and Systems
A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Circuit and Signal Processing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 June 2026 | Viewed by 1717
Special Issue Editors
Interests: adaptive computer architectures; resilient and energy-aware logic design; evolvable hardware and FPGAs; autonomous; reconfigurable; self-aware systems
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Dear Colleagues,
In today’s technology-oriented world, the demand for low-power, high-speed, miniaturized, and reliable integrated circuits (ICs) is ever increasing. From consumer electronics to industrial applications, the demand for energy-efficient solutions is ubiquitous across multiple domains. Low-power electronics comprise a cornerstone of sustainable computing, creating a venue to implement energy-efficient embedded computing for numerous IoT applications, enabling the widespread deployment of connected devices capable of operating autonomously with low/no maintenance. Additionally, at the systems level, fast and low-power memory systems and innovative system-on-chip (SoC) power management schemes are vital for optimizing the efficiency of modern computing systems. Furthermore, the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) has driven the need for high-performance and power-efficient AI/ML hardware and accelerators, where balancing performance, computational intensity, and energy consumption become extremely crucial. In the context of green computing, energy harvesting provides an emerging paradigm for power sources. Transformative research in the pertinent field of reliable, low-voltage, and near-threshold computing, as well as efficient power transfer schemes, can significantly advance the development of self-powered systems, enabling them to function properly with limited and/or variable energy supplies. Advancements in low-power sensor interfaces will be crucial in the future, particularly for the next generation of healthcare, monitoring, and unsupervised surveillance technologies. This Special Issue on the design of low-power circuits and systems aims to emphasize the most recent cutting-edge research and innovations in these areas, advancing the future of low-power, high-efficiency, and reliable electronics.
We aim to collect contributions pertaining to low-power circuits and systems design, and the topics to be covered include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Power-aware digital, analog, or hybridized circuit design;
- Low-voltage and near-threshold computing;
- Energy-efficient computing approaches for IoT applications;
- Power-efficient AI/ML hardware and accelerator approaches;
- Energy harvesting circuits for self-powered systems;
- Low-power memory system designs;
- Beyond CMOS devices for low-power and/or non-volatile applications;
- System-on-chip (SoC) power management techniques;
- Low-power sensor interfaces for wearable and implantable devices.
Dr. Ronald F. DeMara
Dr. Ashiq A. Sakib
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- energy-efficient computing
- beyond CMOS emerging technologies
- near-threshold computing
- power management techniques
- low-power sensor interfaces
- self-powered systems
- AI/ML hardware and accelerators
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