Title :
Theory of Generalized Branch and Combine Clock Networks
Author :
El-Amawy, Ahmed ; Kulasinghe, Priyalal
Author_Institution :
Louisiana State University, USA
Abstract :
In a recent development a new clock distribution scheme, called Branch-and-Combine or BaC, has been introduced. The scheme is the first to guarantee constant skew bound regardless of network size. In this paper we generalize and extend the work on BaC networks. We establish some interesting results on clocking paths, node input sequences, node inputs´ relative timing, network stability, and skew bound. Furthermore, this study establishes an upper bound on maximum clocking rates for BaC networks which is about double that predicted by earlier studies.
Keywords :
Clocks; Network topology; Parallel processing; Propagation delay; Stability; Synchronization; Threshold voltage; Timing; Upper bound; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
Parallel Processing, 1994. Vol. 1. ICPP 1994. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
North Carolina State University, NC, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8493-2493-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICPP.1994.190