Logic Synthesis for Asynchronous Controllers and Interfaces

J. Cortadella

ISBN 10: 3642627765 / ISBN 13: 9783642627767

Published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg Okt 2013, 2013

About this Item

This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book is the result of a long friendship, of a broad international co operation, and of a bold dream. It is the summary of work carried out by the authors, and several other wonderful people, during more than 15 years, across 3 continents, in the course of countless meetings, workshops and discus sions. It shows that neither language nor distance can be an obstacle to close scientific cooperation, when there is unity of goals and true collaboration. When we started, we had very different approaches to handling the mys terious, almost magical world of asynchronous circuits. Some were more theo retical, some were closer to physical reality, some were driven mostly by design needs. In the end, we all shared the same belief that true Electronic Design Automation research must be solidly grounded in formal models, practically minded to avoid excessive complexity, and tested 'in the field' in the form of experimental tools. The results are this book, and the CAD tool petrify. The latter can be downloaded and tried by anybody bold (or desperate) enough to tread into the clockless (but not lawless) domain of small-scale asynchronicity. The URL is upc. esr j ordic/petrify. We believe that asynchronous circuits are a wonderful object, that aban dons some of the almost militaristic law and order that governs synchronous circuits, to improve in terms of simplicity, energy efficiency and performance. 292 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Logic Synthesis for Asynchronous Controllers and Interfaces
• Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg Okt 2013
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3642627765
• ISBN 13: 9783642627767
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 235W x 155H x 16D millimeters 235 millimeters width by 155 millimeters height by 16 millimeters depth
• Weight: 446 grams

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Synopsis

This book systematically teaches the reader about computer-aided design of asynchronous circuits. It will appeal to researchers, electrical engineers and advanced students.

From the Back Cover

This book is devoted to logic synthesis and design techniques for asynchronous circuits. It uses the mathematical theory of Petri Nets and asynchronous automata to develop practical algorithms implemented in a public domain CAD tool. Asynchronous circuits have so far been designed mostly by hand, and are thus much less common than their synchronous counterparts, which have enjoyed a high level of design automation since the mid-1970s. Asynchronous circuits, on the other hand, can be very useful to tackle clock distribution, modularity, power dissipation and electro-magnetic interference in digital integrated circuits. This book provides the foundation needed for CAD-assisted design of such circuits, and can also be used as the basis for a graduate course on logic design.