A glitch, although, is an unnecessary signal transition in your design. But its impact can be tremendous. And yes, glitch contributes to glitch power as well. It can affect the power dissipation by many folds as it could be a significant part of your dynamic power consumption.
So even though it is unnecessary but you must identify the glitch power!!
How to analyze glitch power?
Relax!! And leave glitch for Joules RTL Power Solution! It will not let glitches impact your design power.
Joules supports the flows for the glitch analysis. With the help of Joules, you can detect glitches on gate stimulus and zero delay stimulus.
Do you want to explore further?
- How many types of glitches are supported?
- Is there any specific switch required?
- What is the used model?
- How to report glitch activities?
Answering all these questions is just a click away in the form of a video on “What Is A Glitch?”; refer to it on https://support.cadence.com (Cadence login required).
Video Title: What Is A Glitch? (Video)
Direct Link: https://support.cadence.com/apex/ArticleAttachmentPortal?id=a1O3w00000AHHKKEA5&pageName=ArticleContent
Related Resources
Enhance the Joules experience with videos: Joules RTL Power Solution: Video Library
Empower your power with Joules Power Calculator Training: https://www.cadence.com/content/cadence-www/global/en_US/home/multimedia.html/content/dam/cadence-www/global/en_US/videos/training/joules-power-calculator.mp4
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