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Figure 3-4: Leakage Power definition of a NAND Standard Cell<br />

3.2.3 Calculation of Dynamic Power Dissipated using Prime Power<br />

Dynamic power dissipated by a CMOS circuit is the sum of switching power and internal power<br />

[5]. While performing an event based power analysis, PrimePower uses the switching<br />

information available in the VCD file to note the nets that switch. The tool then sets the ramp-up<br />

times of the input ports and calculates the propagation of the ramp based on the capacitance<br />

annotation. Using the internal power table, the tool then estimates the switching power consumed<br />

by the device [5].<br />

Calculation of Switching Power<br />

Prime Power calculates the total switching energy by summing the switching energy<br />

associated with every rise transition [5]. Prime Power makes an assumption that switching<br />

energy is consumed only when the capacitance gets charged (rise transition) [5]. The total<br />

switching power is the total switching energy divided by the simulation time as shown in<br />

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