Enhancing Low-Power VLSI Design through AI-Based Simulation and Optimization

AI and ML techniques have dramatically influenced rapid developments in low-power VLSI design with fast advancements in device simulations and power optimization strategies. AI-based simulation tools are now used for accurate modeling of power consumption, improving thermal analysis, and quickening design iterations through the detection of inefficiencies and optimization of energy consumption. In fact, this work focuses on some AI-enabled methods of power reduction techniques such as voltage scaling, clock gating, and leakage current minimization with respect to a sustainable VLSI design. Moreover, a synthetic dataset is created to mimic the actual power consumption trend in VLSI circuits so that predictive modeling and regression techniques can be used for power estimation. Different regression models are used to check the predictive accuracy, and it was found that the highest R<sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">2</sup> score was 0.85 by Linear Regression, while the worst was achieved by Decision Tree Regression at 0.50. Results of the correlation analysis and models by machine learning clearly indicate that the frequency and operating voltage are the major contributors to consumption power, while gate counts have a relatively insignificant contribution. Introduction of AI in VLSI simulation enables the enhancement of power efficiency while maintaining sustainability outcomes by optimizing energy usage and cost reduction in terms of computation.