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Second Working Conference on Asynchronous Design Methodologies
A single-rail re-implementation of a DCC error detector using a generic standard-cell library
London, England
May 30-May 31
ISBN: 0-8186-7098-3
K. Van Berkel, Philips Res. Lab., Eindhoven, Netherlands
R. Burgess, Philips Res. Lab., Eindhoven, Netherlands
J. Kessels, Philips Res. Lab., Eindhoven, Netherlands
A. Peeters, Philips Res. Lab., Eindhoven, Netherlands
M. Roncken, Philips Res. Lab., Eindhoven, Netherlands
F. Schalij, Philips Res. Lab., Eindhoven, Netherlands
R. van de Wiel, Philips Res. Lab., Eindhoven, Netherlands
We present a fully asynchronous implementation of a DCC Error Detector. The circuit uses 4-phase handshake signaling and single-rail data encoding, and has been realized using standard cells from a generic cell library. The circuit is obtained by fully automatic translation from a high-level (Tangram) description, using handshake circuits as intermediate architecture. In comparison with a previous double-rail implementation the fabricated IC is 40% smaller (core area), three times faster, and consumes only a quarter of the power. Switching between two power supplies is described as a technique to reduce power dissipation even further. A comparative evaluation also includes an improved double-rail implementation and two synchronous circuits.
Index Terms:
digital audio tape; error detection codes; asynchronous circuits; cellular arrays; integrated logic circuits; high level synthesis; DCC error detector; generic standard-cell library; single-rail re-implementation; fully asynchronous implementation; handshake signaling; single-rail data encoding; generic cell library; high-level Tangram description; handshake circuits; intermediate architecture; power dissipation
Citation:
K. Van Berkel, R. Burgess, J. Kessels, A. Peeters, M. Roncken, F. Schalij, R. van de Wiel, "A single-rail re-implementation of a DCC error detector using a generic standard-cell library," async, pp.72, Second Working Conference on Asynchronous Design Methodologies, 1995
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