Title :
Metastable-robust self-timed circuit synthesis from live safe simple signal transition graphs
Author :
Chung, Edwin C Y ; Kleeman, Lindsay
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Syst. Eng., Monash Univ., Clayton, Vic., Australia
Abstract :
A technique for the synthesis of metastable-robust self-timed digital circuits from live safe simple signal transition graphs (LSS STGs) is described. In this technique, the set of non-input choices and their related signals are first identified. Metastable behaviour of circuit elements implementing these signals is next contained using differential threshold buffers (DTB), thus preventing circuit malfunctions. An LSS STG is implemented as an example
Keywords :
logic design; LSS STGs; circuit malfunctions; differential threshold buffers; digital circuits; live safe simple signal transition graphs; metastable-robust self-timed circuit synthesis; Circuit synthesis; Digital circuits; Integrated circuit technology; Metastasis; Signal processing; Signal synthesis; Systems engineering and theory; Transistors; Very large scale integration; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Research in Asynchronous Circuits and Systems, 1994., Proceedings of the International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Salt Lake City, UT
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-6210-7
DOI :
10.1109/ASYNC.1994.656290
