Title:
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Metastability in better-than-worst-case designs
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Author:
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Beer, Salomon; Cannizzaro, Marco; Cortadella, Jordi; Ginosar, Ran; Lavagno, Luciano
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Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Ciències de la Computació; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. ALBCOM - Algorismia, Bioinformàtica, Complexitat i Mètodes Formals |
Abstract:
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Better-Than-Worst-Case-Designs use timing speculation to run with a cycle period faster than the one required for worst-case conditions. This speculation may produce timing violations and metastability that result in failures and non-deterministic timing behavior. The effects of these phenomena are not always well understood by designers and researchers in this area. This paper analyzes the impact of timing speculation and the reasons why it is difficult to adopt this paradigm in industrial designs. |
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-Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònica::Circuits electrònics -Electronic circuits -Metastability -Better-than-worst-case designs -Timing violations -Nondeterministic timing behavior: Timing speculation -Industrial designs -Circuits electrònics |
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Document type:
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Article - Submitted version Conference Object |
Published by:
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
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