• DocumentCode
    825134
  • Title

    Efficient state reduction methods for PLA-based sequential circuits

  • Author

    Avedillo, M.J. ; Quintana, J.M. ; Huertas, J.L.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. de Diseno Analogico, Centro Nacional de Microelectronica, CICA, Sevilla, Spain
  • Volume
    139
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    11/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    491
  • Lastpage
    500
  • Abstract
    Experiences with heuristics for the state reduction of finite-state machines are presented and two new heuristic algorithms described in detail. Results on machines from the literature and from the MCNC benchmark set are shown. The area of the PLA implementation of the combinational component and the design time are used as figures of merit. The comparison of such parameters, when the state reduction step is included in the design process and when it is not, suggests that fast state-reduction heuristics should be implemented within FSM automatic synthesis systems.
  • Keywords
    finite state machines; logic arrays; logic design; sequential machines; FSM; PLA implementation; automatic synthesis systems; finite-state machines; state reduction methods;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computers and Digital Techniques, IEE Proceedings E
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0143-7062
  • Type

    jour

  • Filename
    180007