作者:
SASAO, TIBM CORP
THOMAS J WATSON RES CTRYORKTOWN HTSNY 10598
A PLA minimization system having the following features is presented: 1) minimization of both two-level PLA"s and PLA"s with two-bit decoders; 2) optimal input variable assignment to the decoders; 3) optimal...
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A PLA minimization system having the following features is presented: 1) minimization of both two-level PLA"s and PLA"s with two-bit decoders; 2) optimal input variable assignment to the decoders; 3) optimal output phase assignment; and 4) essential prime implicants detection without generating all the prime implicants.
A three-step heuristic algorithm for PLA column folding is presented, which is significantly faster than the earlier works and provides nearly optimal results. The three steps are (i) Min-Cut partition of vertices in ...
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A three-step heuristic algorithm for PLA column folding is presented, which is significantly faster than the earlier works and provides nearly optimal results. The three steps are (i) Min-Cut partition of vertices in the column intersection graph, (ii) determination of product order using Fiduccia's Min-Net Cut algorithm, and (iii) head-tail pairing for deciding column folding pairs.
A method for implementing flip-flops using a folded PLA in a feedback connection is proposed. The new approach is shown to give effective circuits in terms of silicon area.
A method for implementing flip-flops using a folded PLA in a feedback connection is proposed. The new approach is shown to give effective circuits in terms of silicon area.
A system of checkers is designed for concurrent error detection in large PLA's. This system combines concurrent error detection with off-line functional, testing of the PLA by using the same checker hardware for b...
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A system of checkers is designed for concurrent error detection in large PLA's. This system combines concurrent error detection with off-line functional, testing of the PLA by using the same checker hardware for both purposes. The result is a significant saving in hardware cost. For a case example, the total hardware cost is estimated at about 37 percent of the original PLA area. The system is almost totally self-checking and, although the test patterns are not function-independent, their generation algorithm is simple. The total test time for the entire system is within the range of that of some recent PLA design schemes which were specifically aimed at simplifying off-line testing, but which have no provisions for concurrent error detection.
A high probability of detecting errors caused by hardware faults is an essential property of any fault-tolerant system. VLSI technology makes the use of duplication and matching for error detection practical and attra...
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A high probability of detecting errors caused by hardware faults is an essential property of any fault-tolerant system. VLSI technology makes the use of duplication and matching for error detection practical and attractive. A critical circuit in this context is a self-testing comparator. Faults in the comparator must be detected so that they do not mask discrepancies between the duplicated modules.
Two regular circuit structures based on the programmable logic array (PLA) are proposed. They provide alternatives to the widely used standard-cell structure and have better predictability and simpler design methodolo...
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Two regular circuit structures based on the programmable logic array (PLA) are proposed. They provide alternatives to the widely used standard-cell structure and have better predictability and simpler design methodologies. A whirlpool PLA is a cyclic four-level structure, which has a compact layout. Doppio-ESPRESSO, a four-level logic minimization algorithm, is developed for the synthesis of Whirlpool PLAs. A river PLA is a stack of multiple output PLAs, which uses river routing for the interconnections of the adjacent PLAs. A synthesis algorithm for river PLAs uses multilevel logic synthesis, simulated-annealing, and ESPRESSO targeting a combination of minimal area and delay.
Emerging spin transfer torque (ST) devices such as lateral spin valves and domain wall magnets may lead to ultralow- voltage, current-mode, spin-torque switches that can offer attractive computing capabilities, beyond...
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ISBN:
(纸本)9781479933723
Emerging spin transfer torque (ST) devices such as lateral spin valves and domain wall magnets may lead to ultralow- voltage, current-mode, spin-torque switches that can offer attractive computing capabilities, beyond digital switches. This paper reviews our work on ST-based non-Boolean data-processing applications, like neural-networks, which involve analog processing. Integration of such spin-torque devices with charge-based devices like CMOS can lead to highly energy-efficient information processing hardware for applicatons like pattern-matching, neuromorphic-computing, image-processing and data-conversion. Simulation results for analog image processing and associative computing has shown the possibility of similar to 100X improvement in energy efficiency as compared to a 15nm CMOS ASIC.
A transient waveform digitizer circuit with continuous sampling capability and real-time programmable windowed trigger generation has been fabricated and tested. Designed in 0.25 mu m CMOS, the digitizer contains a ci...
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ISBN:
(纸本)9781424439614
A transient waveform digitizer circuit with continuous sampling capability and real-time programmable windowed trigger generation has been fabricated and tested. Designed in 0.25 mu m CMOS, the digitizer contains a circular array of 128 sample and hold circuits for continuous sample storage, and attains 2 GHz sample speeds with up to 2 GHz analog bandwidth. Sample clock generation adopts a semi-synchronous approach, combining a phase-locked loop for highspeed clock generation and a high-speed fully-differential shift register for distributing clocks to all 128 sample circuits. Using two comparators per sample, the sample voltage levels are compared against reference levels that are set via per-comparator digital to analog converters (DACs). The 256 per-comparator 5-bit DACs compensate for offsets and allow for fine reference level adjustment. The comparator results are matched in 8-sample wide windows against up to 72 programmable patterns in real-time using a programmable logic array. Each trigger window is 8 samples-wide, overlapped sample by sample in a circular fashion through the entire 128 sample array. A trigger is flagged within 7 ns if there is a match, after which on-chip digitization can proceed via 128 parallel 10-bit converters.
In this paper we present a complete Boolean method for reducing the power consumption in two-level combinational circuits. The two-level logic optimizer performs the logic minimization for low power targeting static P...
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This paper deals with the development and design of digitally controllable, three-phase current and voltage power sources. The main, digitally controlled parameters of the power source are frequency, phase-shift and a...
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ISBN:
(纸本)9783902823144
This paper deals with the development and design of digitally controllable, three-phase current and voltage power sources. The main, digitally controlled parameters of the power source are frequency, phase-shift and amplitudes of two separate sine-wave systems. Possibilities and means of implementation are discussed and a verified solution is described. The reason why this development was done is the lack of power sources on the market. The three-phase voltage and the tree-phase current systems are isolated by power transformers. Among many possibilities of voltage and current control, the method based on direct digital synthesis was selected. Control circuits of the power sources are described in VHDL and implemented in an FPGA device.
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