ASIC/SOC 1999: 12th Annual
IEEE International ASIC/SOC Conference, Washington. DC.
Globally-Asynchronous Locally-Synchronous
Architectures to Simplify the Design of On-Chip Systems
Abstract
A novel methodology for realizing Globally-Asynchronous
Locally-Synchronous (GALS) architectures is reported.
We developed a library of predesigned modules that facilitate
the assembly of independently clocked modules to on-chip systems.
The components of this library establish high-performance data exchange
channels which are instrumental in constructing exible
architectures. The validity of our concept is proven by
applying it to an ASIC design with real-world complexity.
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