Title :
Asynchronous interface for locally clocked modules in ULSI systems
Author :
Liljeberg, Pasi ; Plosila, Juha ; Isoaho, Jouni
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Turku Univ., Finland
Abstract :
This paper describes an approach to construct globally asynchronous locally synchronous ULSI systems. The architecture employs interface units which communicate asynchronously with each other and synchronously with locally clocked modules. Interface units feature elastic burst-mode data transfer to reduce the number of synchronizations. The architecture allows the use of different clocks in synchronous modules and makes thereby modular design possible
Keywords :
ULSI; asynchronous circuits; clocks; synchronisation; asynchronous interface; communication architecture; elastic burst-mode data transfer; globally asynchronous locally synchronous ULSI system; locally clocked module; modular design; synchronization; Clocks; Communication system control; Frequency synchronization; Information technology; Laboratories; Physics; System-level design; System-on-a-chip; Timing; Ultra large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2001. ISCAS 2001. The 2001 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6685-9
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.2001.922199
