2005 International Conference on Computer Design Asynchronous IC Interconnect Network Design and Implementation Using a Standard ASIC Flow San Jose, California October 02-October 05 ISBN: 0-7695-2451-6
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/ICCD.2005.30
The implementation of interconnect is becoming a significant challenge in modern IC design. Both synchronous and asynchronous strategies have been suggested to manage this problem. Creating a low skew clock tree for synchronous inter-block pipeline stages is a significant challenge. Asynchronous interconnect does not require a global clock, and therefore, it has a potential advantage in terms of design effort. This paper presents an asynchronous interconnect design that can be implemented using a standard ASIC flow. This design is considered in the context of a simple interconnect network. The results demonstrate that there is a region of the design space where the implementation provides an advantage over a synchronous interconnect. A detailed comparison of power, area and latency of the two strategies is also provided for a range of IC scenarios.
Citation:
Bradley R. Quinton, Mark R. Greenstreet, Steven J.E. Wilton, "Asynchronous IC Interconnect Network Design and Implementation Using a Standard ASIC Flow," iccd, pp.267-274, 2005 International Conference on Computer Design, 2005 Usage of this product signifies your acceptance of the Terms of Use. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||