The design and evaluation of an asynchronous microprocessor

S.B. Furber; P. Day; J.D. Garside; N.C. Paver; S. Temple; J.V. Woods; IEEE

doi:10.1109/ICCD.1994.331891

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The design and evaluation of an asynchronous microprocessor

S.B. Furber, P. Day, J.D. Garside, N.C. Paver, S. Temple, J.V. Woods and IEEE

Proceedings 1994 IEEE International Conference on Computer Design: VLSI in Computers and Processors, pp.217-220

1994

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCD.1994.331891

Abstract

Circuits

Clocks

Computer science

Design automation

Energy management

Microprocessors

Process design

Reduced instruction set computing

Silicon

Timing

AMULET1 is a fully asynchronous implementation of the ARM microprocessor which was designed at Manchester University between 1991 and 1993. First silicon arrived in April 1994 and was found to be functional, demonstrating that asynchronous design of complex circuits is feasible with present day CAD tools. This paper presents the motivation for the work, some of the design choices which were made, the problems which were encountered during the development of the design and the characteristics of the device itself. The future potential for asynchronous circuits is also discussed.< >

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Title: The design and evaluation of an asynchronous microprocessor
Creators - without role: S.B. Furber - University of Manchester
P. Day - University of Manchester
J.D. Garside - University of Manchester
N.C. Paver - University of Manchester
S. Temple - University of Manchester
J.V. Woods - University of Manchester
IEEE
Publication Details: Proceedings 1994 IEEE International Conference on Computer Design: VLSI in Computers and Processors, pp.217-220
Publisher: IEEE Comput. Soc. Press
Identifiers: 9930477808331
Academic Unit: Taibah University
Language: English
Resource Type: Conference proceeding