Title :
Circuit techniques for a 2 GHz AMBA AHB bus
Author :
Landry, Alexandre ; Savaria, Yvon ; Nekili, Mohamed
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Concordia Univ., Montreal, Que., Canada
Abstract :
This paper explores various circuit techniques applicable to design a high-performance full-custom AMBA advanced high-speed bus (AHB). The authors have demonstrated that clock frequencies in excess of 2 GHz are feasible with a 180nm CMOS process from TSMC. This result is obtained by means of proper clocking strategy, aggressive transistor sizing, efficient logic style, and meticulous layout techniques. Feasibility of the proposed bus is supported with details of a run-time reprogrammable VLIW AHB arbiter. Circuit simulations show that this core operates up to 3 GHz.
Keywords :
CMOS digital integrated circuits; circuit simulation; high-speed integrated circuits; integrated circuit design; integrated circuit interconnections; 180 nm; 2 GHz; AMBA AHB bus; CMOS process; advanced high-speed bus; circuit simulations; circuit techniques; clock frequency; CMOS process; CMOS technology; Circuit simulation; Circuit synthesis; Clocks; Frequency; Latches; Runtime; Transistors; VLIW;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE-NEWCAS Conference, 2005. The 3rd International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8934-4
DOI :
10.1109/NEWCAS.2005.1496755
