A Hybrid Asynchronous System Design Environment
Abstract
A hybrid design scheme for the synthesis of asynchronous circuits is
described which exploits the rapid design time achievable using the
Tangram silicon compiler (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.
Keywords: 4-phase Micropipelines, Tangram silicon compiler,
Precomputation Logic, Dynamic Logic.