Modular asynchronous arbiter insensitive to metastability
M. Valencia, M.J. Bellido, J.L. Huertas, Antonio J. Acosta, Santiago Sánchez-Solano · IEEE Transactions on Computers · 1995
The purpose of this paper is to present a novel modular N-user asynchronous arbiter circuit which is insensitive to metastable operation (i.e., the new arbiter cannot fail because of metastability), operating asynchronously and incorporating a modular architecture. A 1.5 /spl mu/m CMOS prototype arbiter has been designed and tested. Laboratory tests demonstrate the arbiter operates correctly.