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Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference and Exhibition Volume II (DATE'04)   p. 20870
Asynchronous Design By Conversion: Converting Synchronous Circuits into Asynchronous Ones
Alex Branover, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
Rakefet Kol, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
Ran Ginosar, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

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Abstract
A novel methodology and algorithm for the design of large low-power asynchronous systems are described. The system is synthesized by a commercial tool as a synchronous circuit, and subsequently converted into an asynchronous one. The conversion algorithm consists of extracting input and output sets, replacing the storage elements, identifying fork and join sets, and constructing request and acknowledge networks. A DLAP (Doubly Latched Asynchronous Pipeline) architecture is employed. The resulting asynchronous circuit can adapt its effective operating frequency to the supply voltage, facilitating flexible and efficient power management. The algorithm has been validated on several circuits.
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Citation:  Alex Branover, Rakefet Kol, Ran Ginosar, "Asynchronous Design By Conversion: Converting Synchronous Circuits into Asynchronous Ones," date, p. 20870,  Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference and Exhibition Volume II (DATE'04),  2004