Title :
The design and verification of a high-performance low-control-overhead asynchronous differential equation solver
Author :
Yun, Kenneth Y. ; Beerel, Peter A. ; Vakilotojar, Vida ; Dooply, Ayoob E. ; Arceo, Julio
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes the design and verification of a high-performance asynchronous differential equation solver. The design has low control overhead which allows the average-case delay to be 48% faster (tested at 22°C and 3.3 V) than any comparable synchronous design (simulated at 100°C and 3 V). The techniques to reduce completion sensing overhead and hide control overhead at the circuit, architectural, and protocol levels are discussed. In addition, symbolic model checking techniques are described that were used to gain higher confidence in the correctness of the timed distributed control
Keywords :
asynchronous circuits; formal verification; asynchronous differential equation solver; completion sensing overhead; control overhead; design and verification; high-performance; low-control-overhead; symbolic model checking; timed distributed control; Asynchronous circuits; Circuit simulation; Clocks; Communication system control; Delay; Differential equations; Frequency; Protocols; Temperature; Timing;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Research in Asynchronous Circuits and Systems, 1997. Proceedings., Third International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Eindhoven
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7922-0
DOI :
10.1109/ASYNC.1997.587170
