Handshake Circuits: An Asynchronous Architecture for VLSI Programming (Cambridge International Series on Parallel Computation, Series Number 5) - Hardcover

Berkel, Kees Van

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521452546 ISBN 13: 9780521452540

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1994

Synopsis

'Design by programming' has proved very successful in the development of complex software systems. This book describes the construction of programs for VLSI digital circuit design, using the language Tangram, and shows how they can be compiled automatically in fully asynchronous circuits. Handshake circuits were invented by the author to separate questions involving the efficient implementation of the VLSI circuits from issues arising in their design. Dr van Berkel presents a mathematical theory of handshake circuits and a silicon compiler supported by a correctness proof. The treatment of VLSI realizations of handshake circuits includes various forms of optimization, handshake refinement, message encoding, circuit initialization, and testing. The approach is illustrated with a host of examples drawn from a wide range of application areas. The book will be of use to electrical engineers and computer scientists involved in VLSI design.

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Book Description

'Design by programming' has proved very successful in the development of complex software systems. Dr van Berkel describes the construction of programs for VLSI digital circuit design. He illustrates the theory with a host of examples drawn from a wide range of application areas. The book will be of use to electrical engineers and computer scientists involved in VLSI design.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0521452546
• ISBN 13: 9780521452540
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 239