Title :
Analysis of the oscillation problem in tri-flops
Author :
Maevsky, O. ; Kinniment, D.J. ; Yakovlev, A. ; Bystrov, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Newcastle upon Tyne Univ., UK
fDate :
6/24/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A tri-flop can be used to build fast three-way arbiters. It is known that this device may exhibit oscillatory behaviour which is difficult to filter out. Using a small-signal dynamic model, this paper presents new conditions for avoiding oscillations that are more accurate than previously known. Some theoretical and practical limitations of these conditions are outlined.
Keywords :
asynchronous circuits; circuit oscillations; hazards and race conditions; multivalued logic circuits; metastable behaviour; oscillation problem; oscillatory behaviour; small-signal dynamic model; three-way arbiters; tri-flops; CMOS technology; Circuit simulation; Differential equations; Filters; Frequency; Geometry; Hazards; Metastasis; SPICE; Semiconductor device modeling;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2002. ISCAS 2002. IEEE International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7448-7
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.2002.1009857
