Title :
A hybrid asynchronous system design environment
Author :
Farnsworth, C. ; Edwards, D.A. ; Liu, Jianwei ; Sikand, S.S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Manchester Univ., UK
Abstract :
A hybrid design scheme for the synthesis of asynchronous circuits is described which exploits the rapid design time achievable using the Tangram silicon complier (developed by Philips), the high performance of 4-phase micropipelines and the use of synchronous design techniques to increase concurrency and therefore performance. Trade-offs between area, power performance and design time are thus supported. Substantial performance gains and power reduction may be achieved
Keywords :
asynchronous circuits; high level synthesis; Tangram silicon complier; asynchronous circuit synthesis; concurrency; hybrid asynchronous system design environment; hybrid design scheme; micropipelines; performance gains; power reduction; synchronous design techniques; Algorithm design and analysis; Circuit synthesis; Computer languages; Computer science; Control system synthesis; Delay; Energy consumption; Hybrid power systems; Silicon compiler; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
Asynchronous Design Methodologies, 1995. Proceedings., Second Working Conference on
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7098-3
DOI :
10.1109/WCADM.1995.514646
