Editorial - Selected papers from the 16th IEEE International Symposium on Asynchronous Circuits and Systems

Asynchronous designs employ handshaking to perform communication and data transfer between elements in a system. This method was employed in computer architecture as early as the 1950´s. Much has changed since those early days. Rather than design with vacuum tubes and discreet devices, current technology enables designs that can have billions of transistors with 32 nm feature sizes. Asynchronous design technology has likewise advanced. The International Symposium on Asynchronous Circuits and Systems (ASYNC) is the premier forum covering recent technological advances in this area of research. This annual conference brings together researchers and industry experts from around the world to discuss a broad range of topics covering all aspects of asynchronous design and related emerging technologies.