Title :
Wave-pipelining: a tutorial and research survey
Author :
Burleson, Wayne P. ; Ciesielski, Maciej ; Klass, Fabian ; Liu, Wentai
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Massachusetts Univ., Amherst, MA, USA
Abstract :
Wave-pipelining is a method of high-performance circuit design which implements pipelining in logic without the use of intermediate latches or registers. The combination of high-performance integrated circuit (IC) technologies, pipelined architectures, and sophisticated computer-aided design (CAD) tools has converted wave-pipelining from a theoretical oddity into a realistic, although challenging, VLSI design method. This paper presents a tutorial of the principles of wave-pipelining and a survey of wave-pipelined VLSI chips and CAD tools for the synthesis and analysis of wave-pipelined circuits.
Keywords :
VLSI; circuit CAD; circuit optimisation; integrated circuit design; logic CAD; pipeline processing; CAD; VLSI design; circuit optimisation; high-performance circuit design; pipelined architectures; wave-pipelined circuits; Circuit synthesis; Design automation; Integrated circuit technology; Latches; Logic circuits; Logic design; Pipeline processing; Registers; Tutorial; Very large scale integration;
Journal_Title :
Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems, IEEE Transactions on
