ABSTRACT
The speed of an adder is a significant factor in the performance for any arithmetic circuit. This paper primarily evaluates four different 4-bit adder architectures on 28nm technology in terms of speed. However, the performance of the adders is analysed based on delay, power dissipation, leakage current and area. The purpose of our work is to analyse the designs of the 4-bit adders, so as to give a better understanding as to which adder is suitable to the designer. The 4-bit adders, namely ripple carry adder (RCA), carry lookahead adder (CLA), carry skip adder (CSK) and Manchester carry chain adder (MCC), are designed using Cadence Virtuoso on 28nm technology. They are simulated and analysed at various supply voltages ranging from 0.6 to 1 V using ELDO tool. The results show that at 0.6 V CLA is faster than CSK by 27.9%, MCC by 8.2% and RCA by 26.46%.
