A structural encoding technique for the synthesis of asynchronous circuits

This paper presents a method for the automatic synthesis of asynchronous circuits from Petri net specifications. The method is based on a structural encoding of the system in such a way that a circuit implementation is always guaranteed. Moreover, a set of transformations is presented for the subclass of Free-Choice Petri nets that enables the exploration of different solutions. The set of transformations is derived from previous work on Petri net synthesis. Both the encoding technique and the set of transformations preserve the property of free-choiceness, thus enabling the use of structural methods for the synthesis of asynchronous circuits. Preliminary experimental

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2001
• Where: ACSD
• Authors: Josep Carmona, Jordi Cortadella, Enric Pastor
• Keywords: ACSD 2001, Asynchronous Circuits, Hardware, Petri Net, Petri Net Specifications