Low Power Processing™
Full speed.
90% less power.
LPP™ reduces dynamic switching power by at least 90%, without reducing clock frequency. Patented. Silicon-proven.
The problem
Chips waste power as heat.
Every time a signal switches, energy is spent and lost as heat. Usually the fix is to slow the chip down. LPP™ keeps that energy in the circuit and reuses it, so the chip keeps its full clock speed.
Why it fits
Built for real silicon.
LPP™ is a circuit-level technology. It's process-node agnostic and needs no special process steps, so it fits existing foundry flows. It's proven in silicon at 65 nm and works best in high-activity structures such as clock trees, memories and FPGA fabrics.
Offerings
Three ways to build with LPP™.
IC offerings
Application-focused chips with LPP™ inside, for extreme efficiency at full clock speed.
IoT medical · Wearables · Mobile
IP offerings
Compiler-based IP that generates LPP-enabled blocks for your SoC, ASIC or eFPGA.
Memory · eFPGA · Ultra-low-power GPIO
Design services
Our engineers work with your team to find switching hotspots and embed LPP™ at the circuit level, from feasibility to tape-out.
Feasibility · Integration · Validation
Applications
Wherever power is the limit.
AI & data centers
Less heat and a lighter cooling load for training and inference.
Crypto mining
Lower energy per hash and steadier temperatures.
IoT medical
Longer battery life, from portable diagnostics to implants.
Wearables
Always-on sensing without the heat.
Mobile
Performance first, with much lower power.
Neurodevices
Longer life for stimulation and monitoring devices.
See it work
Demos.
Overview
Power Down Semiconductor and LPP™.
LPP™ SRAM
Low-power memory in action.
LCD display
A display driven with LPP™.
Working together
A clear path to results.
Define targets
Workload, constraints, and what success means.
Pick a path
IC, IP or design services, based on timeline and risk.
Measure
Validate against agreed KPIs.
Scale
Extend across product lines.
Company
Power is no longer the limit.
Power Down Semiconductor, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 to make performance-per-watt the easy part. It's a Silicon Catalyst portfolio company, and its leadership brings over 170 years of combined experience.
Contact
Let's talk power.
Use your company email and we'll follow up with evaluation and integration options.
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