Title :
Synchronous emulation of asynchronous circuits
Author :
O´Leary, John ; Brown, Geoffrey
Author_Institution :
Intel Corp., Hillsboro, OR, USA
fDate :
2/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We present a novel approach to prototyping asynchronous circuits which uses clocked field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). Unlike other proposed techniques for implementing asynchronous circuits on FPGAs, our method does not attempt to preserve the pure asynchronous nature of the circuit. Rather, it preserves the communication behavior of the circuits and uses synchronous duals for common asynchronous modules
Keywords :
asynchronous circuits; circuit CAD; delays; field programmable gate arrays; integrated logic circuits; logic CAD; logic design; timing; asynchronous circuits; clocked FPGA; communication behavior; field programmable gate arrays; prototyping; synchronous duals; synchronous emulation; Asynchronous circuits; Circuit testing; Delay; Emulation; Field programmable gate arrays; Programmable logic arrays; Prototypes; Very large scale integration; Voltage; Wires;
Journal_Title :
Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, IEEE Transactions on
