ABSTRACT:Adder are the core component of processors and digital design architecture. Also, not only addition, but performs many other arithmetic operations such as subtraction, division and multiplication. The focus of VLSI technology is to reduce power consumption, enhancing the performance and speed of a digital circuit. Less power consumption is the ultimate attention for any computation. In this paper, 16 bit adders are designed using one such technique i.e. McCMOS and compared for power dissipation, delay, leakage power and power delay product. Different types of adders have been designed using Multiple channel CMOS (McCMOS) technology and compared with conventional with 45nm technology. The simulation result shows that the average power reduces to 30 -35% less and PDP is reduced to 15-17% than the power and PDP of the conventional CMOS. Hence the technique can be used for low leakage high speed application. The simulation has been carried out in tanner tool EDA 14.1 with 1V power supply.