From Synchronous to Asynchronous: An Automatic Approach

This paper presents a methodology to derive asynchronous circuits from optimized synchronous circuits by replacing the clock distribution tree by a handshaking network. A case study shows the applicability of the method and the potential benefits of de-synchronizing synchronous circuits.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2004
• Where: DATE
• Authors: Jordi Cortadella, Alex Kondratyev, Luciano Lavagno, Kelvin Lwin, Christos P. Sotiriou
• Keywords: DATE 2004, De-synchronizing Synchronous Circuits, Hardware, Optimized Synchronous Circuits, Synchronous Circuits