Title :
Design of asynchronous circuits using synchronous CAD tools
Author :
Kondratyev, Alex ; Lwin, Kelvin
Abstract :
Poor CAD support hinders wide acceptance of asynchronous methodologies, and asynchronous design tools are far behind synchronous commercial tools. A new design flow, NCL_X, based entirely on commercial CAD tools, targets a subclass of asynchronous circuits called null convention logic. NCL_X shows significant area improvement over other flows for this subclass
Keywords :
asynchronous circuits; logic CAD; NCL_X; area improvement; asynchronous circuit design; null convention logic; synchronous CAD tools; Asynchronous circuits; Circuit synthesis; Clocks; Communication system control; Delay; Design automation; Electronic design automation and methodology; Filters; Protocols; Signal design;
Journal_Title :
Design & Test of Computers, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MDT.2002.1018139