Title :
Design of asynchronous circuits by synchronous CAD tools
Author :
Kondratyev, Alex ; Lwin, Kelvin
Author_Institution :
Cadence Berkeley Lab., CA, USA
Abstract :
The roadblock to wide acceptance of asynchronous methodology is poor CAD support. Current asynchronous design tools require a significant re-education of designers, and their features are far behind synchronous commercial tools. This paper considers a particular subclass of asynchronous circuits ( convention logic or NCL) and suggests a design flow that is based entirely on commercial CAD tools. This new design flow shows a significant area improvement over known flows based on NCL.
Keywords :
VLSI; asynchronous circuits; circuit CAD; integrated circuit design; logic CAD; low-power electronics; NCL; area improvement; asynchronous circuits; convention logic; design flow; re-education; synchronous CAD tools; Asynchronous circuits; Circuit noise; Clocks; Delay; Design automation; Permission; Security; Smart cards; Timing; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Design Automation Conference, 2002. Proceedings. 39th
Print_ISBN :
1-58113-461-4
DOI :
10.1109/DAC.2002.1012660
