Predicting performance of micropipelines using Charlie diagrams

Proceedings - 4th International Symposium on Advanced Research in Asynchronous Circuits and Systems

Volumn 1998-March, Issue , 1998, Pages 238-246

  Ebergen, Jo C ^a   Fairbanks, Scott ^a   Sutherland, Ivan E ^a  

^a SUN MICROSYSTEMS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PIPELINES;

ARRIVAL TIME; CONTROL CIRCUITS; CYCLE TIME; LINEAR CHAIN; MICRO-PIPELINES;

ASYNCHRONOUS SEQUENTIAL LOGIC;

EID: 0041772215     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ASYNC.1998.666509     Document Type: Conference Paper

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