梅尔斯特罗姆:一种用于异步电路的逻辑合成技术
Karthi Srinivasan1, Rajit Manohar1
1Computer Systems Lab, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520.
概括
梅尔斯特罗姆将计算硬件程序 (CHP) 合成异步电路,改善能量,延迟和面积. 这种新的方法使得可以从高层描述中制造芯片,从而推进逻辑合成.
科学领域:
- 计算机工程 计算机工程
- 在 VLSI 设计中,
- 数字电路 数字电路
背景情况:
- 异步电路设计在合成和性能优化方面存在挑战.
- 目前用于将计算硬件程序 (CHP) 合成异步电路的现有方法在效率和范围上存在局限性.
研究的目的:
- 介绍Maelstrom,一种新的合成方法和开源工具,用于从CHP程序中生成异步电路.
- 与最先进的异步合成技术相比,在能量,延迟和面积方面取得了显著的改进.
主要方法:
- 开发了用于CHP程序的新合成方法.
- 创建了一个名为Maelstrom的开源工具来实现合成方法.
- 确保电路家族不可知论,并支持多种数据路实现和通信协议.
主要成果:
- 马尔斯特罗姆生产异步电路,在能量,延迟和面积方面比现有方法显著改进.
- 在65纳米节点的预布局SPICE模拟证实了显著的性能优势.
- 从使用Maelstrom的抽象高级功能描述成功合成和制造了一个芯片.
结论:
- 马尔斯特罗姆提供了从行为描述中对异步电路的逻辑合成的定性改进.
- 该工具和方法推进了异步电路设计和制造的最先进技术.
- 开源可用性促进了更广泛的采用和该领域的进一步发展.
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