4 ms·
One thing that has to be considered and can become an issue with under volting is that multiple transistors make up circuits. Some times these transistors work
by mbajkowski 6y ago
One thing that has to be considered and can become an issue with under volting is that multiple transistors make up circuits. Some times these transistors work together and some times they fight each other. Even two transistors in close proximity to each other on the same chip will be slightly different due to variation. As voltage decreases for some circuits this variation between transistors gets exposed as one transistor approaches the treshold voltage while the other may not, while at higher voltages this slight variation may not come into play as strongly, leading to outright failures or stability problems that get exposed at particular frequencies.
- csharptwdec19 6y agoThis is actually one of those cases where the 'Voltage as Pressure' analogy works well for a laymans explanation; with a lower voltage, the electons might not get pushed through quickly enough (Due to variations in manufacturing of the gates)