Second Working Conference on Asynchronous Design Methodologies
A hybrid asynchronous system design environment
London, England
May 30-May 31
ISBN: 0-8186-7098-3
Jianwei Liu, Dept. of Comput. Sci., Manchester Univ., UK
S.S. Sikand, Dept. of Comput. Sci., Manchester Univ., UK
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.
Index Terms:
high level synthesis; asynchronous circuits; hybrid asynchronous system design environment; hybrid design scheme; asynchronous circuit synthesis; Tangram silicon complier; micropipelines; synchronous design techniques; concurrency; power reduction; performance gains
Citation:
C. Farnsworth, D.A. Edwards, Jianwei Liu, S.S. Sikand, "A hybrid asynchronous system design environment," async, pp.91, Second Working Conference on Asynchronous Design Methodologies, 1995