Clocked and Asynchronous Instruction Pipelines

Authors

Mark A. Franklin, Washington University in St LouisFollow
Tienyo Pan, Washington University in St Louis

Document Type

Technical Report

Department

Computer Science and Engineering

Publication Date

1993-01-01

Filename

WUCS-93-32.PDF

Technical Report Number

WUCS-93-32

Abstract

Clocked (synchronous) and self-timed (asynchronous) represent the two prinicipal methodologies associated with timing control and synchronization of digital systems. In this paper, clocked and the asynchronous instruction pipelines are modeled and compared. The approach which yields the best performance is dependent on technology parameters, operating range and pipeline algorithm characteristics. Design curves are presented which permit selection of the best approach for a given application and technology environment.

Comments

Permanent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.7936/K7BG2M62

Recommended Citation

Franklin, Mark A. and Pan, Tienyo, "Clocked and Asynchronous Instruction Pipelines" Report Number: WUCS-93-32 (1993). All Computer Science and Engineering Research.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/cse_research/321