From: z80eu@arcor.de   
      
   On 28.12.2012 08:35, Hans-Peter Diettrich wrote:   
   >   
   > Please note that most CMOS processor power consumption results from   
   > switching (stray) capacities, and only a small percentage for leak   
   > currents. E.g. a register or gate consumes such power whenever a bit is   
   > changed, and almost nothing when it has reached an stable state.   
   >   
   So using extensively registers instead of "conventional" memory (e.g.   
   DDR-RAM, memory outside a CPU) will save energy (if equal functionality   
   is given) ?   
      
   Regards   
     Peter   
      
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